Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbach on screen

Benedict Cumberbatch, Ciarán Hinds, Sian Brooke and Kobna Holdbrook-Smith in Shakespeare’s famous tragedy filmed live in London by the National Theatre.

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.

Filmed by National Theatre Live
Presented by Sonia Freidman Productions