Hamlet

Shakespeare’s masterpiece opens the new autumn season at the Crucible, with British actor John Simm (Life on Mars) starring as the haunted Prince. This bold, modern production is directed by Paul Miller (True West).

A Sheffield Theatres Production.

Audio Described Performance: Wed 29 Sep 7.15pm & Sat 16 Oct 1.30pm.

Signed Performance: Thu 21 Oct 7.15pm.

Captioned Performance: Wed 6 Oct 1.30pm & Thu 14 Oct 7.15pm.

Insights:
Page to Stage - Wed 6 Oct 11.00am – 12.15pm. £3.50. An exploration of scenes from the production with members of the company, looking at the interpretative choices that have been made and why.

Insight Into Theatre - Wed 6 Oct to Wed 3 Nov 7.00pm - 9.00pm. £35.00. A five-week course of weekly meetings providing an introduction into what goes on behind the scenes of Sheffield Theatres, including producing, directing and design. This event includes a ticket to Hamlet on the third week. The third week session is on Thu 21 Oct and includes the Talk Back afterwards.

Another View - Tue 12 Oct 5.30pm - 6.15pm. £2.50. Professor Cathy Shrank from the University of Sheffield discusses the play and playwright.

Creative View - Thu 14 Oct 7.00pm - 9.00pm. £5.00. The Joy of Shakespeare! An intensive course, suitable for all levels, which will take the fear out of approaching the language of Shakespeare, using games and improvisation.

Talk Back - Thu 21 Oct after 7.30pm performance. Free.

Written by: William Shakespeare
Directed by: Paul Miller
Designer: Tom Scutt
Lighting Designer: Oliver Fenwick
Music & Sound: Ben and Max Ringham

Cast includes:
Dylan Brown
Michelle Dockery
Barbara Flynn
Adam Foster
Ben Lamb
Harry Lister Smith
Tim Delap
Joseph Mydell
John Nettles
Hugh Ross
John Simm
Roderick Smith
Colin Tierney
Alexander Vlahos


Director: Paul Miller
Designer: Tom Scutt
Lighting Designer: Oliver Fenwick
Sound Designers: Ben and Max Ringham