Hamlet, NYC
Hailed as “one of the most important forces in today’s theatre” (The Observer, UK), Robert Icke has drawn acclaim from critics and audiences alike for his intelligent and accessible productions that bring fresh, new perspectives to classical texts. The Olivier Award–winning director unleashes his visionary creativity at the Armory with the North American premiere of a radical new staging of Shakespeare’s classic.
This highly charged staging transforms the traditional family drama into a psychological thriller, transporting the action to our current surveillance society in which rolling media news feeds provide juicy updates of a life lived on screen while blurring the lines between public and private life. Alex Lawther (The Imitation Game, The Last Duel, The French Dispatch, Black Mirror) portrays the obsessive prince consumed by grief, brilliantly embodying his mental decay to boldly examine the devastating effects his anguish has not only on his own psyche, but on his family and country.
Park Avenue Armory,
West End.
Rosencrantz
with. Alex Lawther, Jennifer Ehle, Luke Treadaway, Kirsty Rider, Tia Banon, Michael Abubakar, Marty Cruikshank, Hara Yannas, Peter Wight, David Rintoul, Angus Wright, Gilbert Kyem Jnr.
dir. Robert Icke
des. Hildegard Bechtler
light. Natasha Chivers
sound. Tom Gibbons
video Tal Yarden
composition. Laura Marling
casting. Julia Horan CDG
associate director. Ilinca Radulian
assistant director. Jack Bradfield
