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A 2010 broadcast of Hamlet returns to cinemas as part of the NT's 50th anniversary celebrations. Following his celebrated performances at the National Theatre in Burnt by the Sun, The Revenger's Tragedy, Philistines and The Man of Mode, Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in a dynamic new production of Shakespeare’s complex and profound play about the human condition, directed by Nicholas Hytner. He is joined by Clare Higgins (Gertrude), Patrick Malahide (Claudius), David Calder (Polonius), James Laurenson (Ghost/Player King) and Ruth Negga (Ophelia).
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Rory KinnearHamlet -
Matthew BarkerFrancisco -
David CalderPolonius -
Marcus CunninghamMarcellus -
Jake FairbrotherFortinbras -
Richie HartMusician
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Clare HigginsGertrude -
Ferdinand KingsleyRosencrantz -
Alex LanipekunLaertes -
James LaurensonGhost / Player King -
Patrick MalahideClaudius -
Ruth NeggaOphelia -
James PearseVoltemand
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Michael PeavoyBarnardo
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Saskia PortwayPlayer Queen
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Victor PowerReynaldo
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Prasanna PuwanarajahGuildenstern -
Nick SampsonOsric -
Michael SheldonLucianus / English Ambassador
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Leo StaarPriest -
Zara Tempest-WaltersMessenger
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Giles TereraHoratio -
Ellie TurnerCornelia
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