‘Benedict Cumberbatch is a blazing five-star Hamlet’

Daily Telegraph

‘One of the most visually and atmospherically stunning productions I’ve ever seen, of anything, ever.’

Time Out

‘This is a Hamlet for a world on the edge: a warning from history, and a plea for new ideas from a new generation.’

Variety

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Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange, Sherlock, The Power of the Dog) plays the title role of Shakespeare' s great tragedy.

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 live from the Barbican.

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Plan a double header on New Year's Day and catch Benedict Cumberbatch in HAMLET followed by Andrew Scott in VANYA!