Royal Shakespeare Company | Hamlet

Hamlet

Sent by the ghost of his father to avenge his brutal death, Hamlet’s mission to expose the truth is a perilous journey of madness, murder and lost love. What will ultimately become of a young man sent to kill? Paapa Essiedu plays Hamlet in Simon Godwin’s critically acclaimed 2016 Royal Shakespeare Company production.

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  • Type: Plays
  • Channel: BBC Four
  • Duration: 3'00'55''
  • Broadcast date: 2020
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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