Hamlet Olivier 2010
by William Shakespeare
Olivier Awards 2011 Best Actor nomination for Rory Kinnear
5 STARS 'Tremendous. Rory Kinnear’s performance is superb in its resonance and intelligence. This Hamlet is for now.’ The Times
4 STARS 'Rory Kinnear excels. An evening to admire and cherish.’ Guardian
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Hamlet on Tour
Following its run at the National Theatre, Hamlet will tour to Salford, Nottingham, Woking, Milton Keynes, Plymouth and Luxembourg from February 2011. More details.
Hamlet in the Lyttelton Theatre
Hamlet returns to the National for a limited and final run in the Lyttelton Theatre, 13 - 23 April. More details here.
O, that this too too solid flesh would melt,
Thaw, and resolve itself into a dew;
Or that the Everlasting had not fixed
His canon ’gainst self-slaughter. O God, God,
How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable
Seem to me all the uses of this world!
Fie on’t, ah fie, ’tis an unweeded garden
That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature
Possess it merely. That it should come to this!
But two months dead – nay, not so much, not two –
So excellent a king, that was to this
Hyperion to a satyr, so loving to my mother
That he might not beteem the winds of heaven
Visit her face too roughly. Heaven and earth,
Must I remember?
Following his celebrated performances at the National in Burnt by the Sun , The Revenger's Tragedy , Philistines and The Man of Mode , Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet.
He is joined by Clare Higgins (Gertrude), Patrick Malahide (Claudius), David Calder (Polonius), James Laurenson (Ghost/Player King) and Ruth Negga (Ophelia).
4 STARS 'A chilling production that demands to be seen.’ Independent
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4 STARS 'A constantly compelling, fresh-minted production with many insights and original twists… Rory Kinnear proves a Hamlet of great individuality and distinction.’ Daily Telegraph
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National Theatre Live
Hamlet was broadcast live to cinemas around the world on Thursday 9 December.
photo (Rory Kinnear) © Ela Hawes
Hamlet Olivier 2010 finished on: 26 January 2011
