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Hamlet has one of the most unusual of earliest recorded performances. It was performed in 1607 on board the East India Company's ship, The Dragon, lying off the coast of Sierra Leone. The captain notes in his journal that the acting of it kept 'my people from idleness and unlawful games, or sleep'.
This timeline charts our productions of Hamlet from 1961 to today. From bare studio spaces to graffiti smeared walls, and pyjamas to pistols, follow the production history of Shakespeare's most well-known protagonist.
In the four centuries since it was first staged, Hamlet has never lost its theatrical appeal, remaining today the most frequently performed of Shakespeare’s tragedies.
The cast of Hamlet (Ato Blankson-Wood, Solea Pfieffer, and Nick Rehberger) discuss what it means to bring Shakespeare's "Hamlet" into the modern day.
- Julia Corbett
- 8 min
Ian Charleson performed Hamlet in from 9 October to 13 November 1989, in Richard Eyre's production at the Olivier Theatre, replacing Daniel Day-Lewis, who had abandoned the production. Seriously ill from AIDS at the time, Charleson died seven weeks after his last performance.
If you’re looking for one of the most iconic plays of all time in the heart of London, look no further than Shakespeare’s Hamlet. This classic tragedy has been performed countless times over the centuries, and it remains just as relevant and powerful today as it was when it was first written.
Hamlet may have been one of the plays used to open the company's new theatre, the Globe, on the south bank of the River Thames. The company regulars took the important speaking roles of Polonius, Claudius, Laertes, Horatio, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Fortinbras, and Osric.
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