The full cast has been announced for the Bristol Old Vic’s Autumn headline production of Hamlet.
The production stars Billy Howle (Glue, The Serpent, and MotherFatherSon) as Hamlet, Finbar Lynch (Girl From the North Country, Indecent, and The Lady From the Sea) as Claudius, and Niamh Cusack (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, His Dark Materials, and My Brilliant Friend) as Gertrude.
Additional cast members include Mirren Mack as Ophelia; Isabel Adomakoh Young as Horatio; Taheen Modak as Laertes and Rosencrantz; Jason Barnett as Polonius; Firdous Bamji as the Ghost, Player King, and Gravedigger; and Catrin Stewart as Guildenstern, Reynaldo, and Player Queen.
The creative team features John Haidar (Director), Alex Eales (Set Designer), Natalie Pryce (Costume Designer), Malcolm Rippeth (Lighting Designer), Max Pappenheim (Music/Sound), Jack Phelan (Video Design), Lucy Cullingford (Movement Director), Sam Stevenson (Casting Director), Bret Yount (Fight Director), Zoe Hammond (Costume Supervisor), and Elinor Lower (Assistant Director).
Production director, Haidar commented on the production: “This production was first conceived of before the pandemic, so to have had Bristol Old Vic’s support throughout that time and to now be able to begin rehearsals for it means such a lot. I’m grateful to be working with an incredibly gifted team, onstage and off, to interpret these characters and their fractured world anew.”
Bristol Old Vic’s Autumn headline production of Hamlet will run from 13 October to 12 November 2022. Live broadcasted performances will take place on 10 and 11 November as part of Bristol Old Vic On Screen.
Words by Luke Horwitz
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