Production Information
Previews: September 12, 2009 (25 previews) Opening: October 06, 2009 Closing: December 06, 2009 Theatres: Broadhurst Theatre (9/12/2009 - 12/6/2009) Production Type: Revival Production Status: Running Run Type: Limited Run Market: Broadway Running Time: 3 hours and 10 minutes, with one intermission Intermissions: 1 The critically acclaimed Donmar Warehouse production of William Shakespeare's HAMLET comes to Broadway for a strictly limited run of 12 weeks only.
The King of Denmark is dead. Consumed with grief, Prince Hamlet determines to avenge his father's apparent murder, with devastating consequences for his family and the Kingdom. Michael Grandage directs Jude Law as Hamlet in Shakespeare's iconic revenge tragedy.
HAMLET comes to Broadway following sold out runs in London's West End and a special engagement at Elsinore Castle in Denmark. Law is joined by the Donmar Theatre company of actors from London and Elsinore.
Production Staff
Neil Austin
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Lighting Designer
Adam Cork
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Composer
(Incidental Music)
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Sound Designer
Michael Grandage
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Director
Richard Mawby
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Hair and Wig Designer
Christopher Oram
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Scenic Designer
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Costume Designer
Original Cast Current Cast Replacements
Ross Armstrong
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Cornelius
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Laertes
(Understudy) (son to Polonius)
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Osric
(Understudy) (a Courtier)
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Rosencrantz
(Understudy) (Courtier)
Harry Attwell
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Guildenstern
(Courtier)
Ron Cook
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Polonius
(Lord Chamberlain)
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First Gravedigger
Ian Drysdale
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Osric
(a Courtier)
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Claudius
(Understudy) (King of Denmark)
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Polonius
(Understudy) (Lord Chamberlain)
Peter Eyre
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Ghost
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Player King
Jenny Funnell
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Player Queen
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Gertrude
(Understudy) (Queen of Denmark and mother to Hamlet)
Michael Hadley
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Barnardo
(Officer)
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Priest
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Captain
Colin Haigh
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Member of the Court
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Barnardo
(Understudy) (Officer)
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Ghost
(Understudy)
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Gravedigger
(Understudy)
Sean Jackson
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Reynaldo
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Captain
(Understudy)
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Marcellus
(Understudy) (Officer)
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Priest
(Understudy)
Geraldine James
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Gertrude
(Queen of Denmark and mother to Hamlet)
Jude Law
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Hamlet
(son to the late, and nephew to the present King)
James Le Feuvre
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Member of the Court
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Cornelius
(Understudy)
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English Ambassador
(Understudy)
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Francisco
(Understudy) (Officer)
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Gravedigger
(Understudy)
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Guildenstern
(Understudy) (Courtier)
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Player
(Understudy)
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Reynaldo
(Understudy)
Gwilym Lee
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Laertes
(son to Polonius)
John MacMillan
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Rosencrantz
(Courtier)
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Horatio
(Understudy) (friend to Hamlet)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
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Ophelia
(daughter to Polonius)
Kevin R. McNally
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Claudius
(King of Denmark)
Henry Pettigrew
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Marcellus
(Officer)
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Player
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Gravedigger
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English Ambassador
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Fortinbras
(Understudy) (Prince of Norway)
Matt Ryan
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Horatio
(friend to Hamlet)
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Hamlet
(Understudy) (son to the late, and nephew to the present King)
Alan Turkington
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Francisco
(Officer)
....
Player
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Fortinbras
(Prince of Norway)
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Player King
(Understudy)
Faye Winter
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Member of the Court
....
Ophelia
(Understudy) (daughter to Polonius)
....
Player Queen
(Understudy)
Ross Armstrong
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Cornelius
....
Laertes (Understudy) (son to Polonius)
....
Osric (Understudy) (a Courtier)
....
Rosencrantz (Understudy) (Courtier)
Harry Attwell
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Guildenstern (Courtier)
Ron Cook
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Polonius (Lord Chamberlain)
....
First Gravedigger
Ian Drysdale
....
Osric (a Courtier)
....
Claudius (Understudy) (King of Denmark)
....
Polonius (Understudy) (Lord Chamberlain)
Peter Eyre
....
Ghost
....
Player King
Jenny Funnell
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Player Queen
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Gertrude (Understudy) (Queen of Denmark and mother to Hamlet)
Michael Hadley
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Barnardo (Officer)
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Priest
....
Captain
Colin Haigh
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Member of the Court
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Barnardo (Understudy) (Officer)
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Ghost (Understudy)
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Gravedigger (Understudy)
Sean Jackson
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Reynaldo
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Captain (Understudy)
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Marcellus (Understudy) (Officer)
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Priest (Understudy)
Geraldine James
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Gertrude (Queen of Denmark and mother to Hamlet)
Jude Law
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Hamlet (son to the late, and nephew to the present King)
James Le Feuvre
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Member of the Court
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Cornelius (Understudy)
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English Ambassador (Understudy)
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Francisco (Understudy) (Officer)
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Gravedigger (Understudy)
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Guildenstern (Understudy) (Courtier)
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Player (Understudy)
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Reynaldo (Understudy)
Gwilym Lee
....
Laertes (son to Polonius)
John MacMillan
....
Rosencrantz (Courtier)
....
Horatio (Understudy) (friend to Hamlet)
Gugu Mbatha-Raw
....
Ophelia (daughter to Polonius)
Kevin R. McNally
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Claudius (King of Denmark)
Henry Pettigrew
....
Marcellus (Officer)
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Player
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Gravedigger
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English Ambassador
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Fortinbras (Understudy) (Prince of Norway)
Matt Ryan
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Horatio (friend to Hamlet)
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Hamlet (Understudy) (son to the late, and nephew to the present King)
Alan Turkington
....
Francisco (Officer)
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Player
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Fortinbras (Prince of Norway)
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Player King (Understudy)
Faye Winter
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Member of the Court
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Ophelia (Understudy) (daughter to Polonius)
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Player Queen (Understudy)
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