Brian Blessed's Claudius stands centre stage interrupting the action. Here we have Kenneth Branagh playing Laertes alongside Frances Barber's Ophelia. Kenneth Branagh has played Hamlet on multiple ...

A new production of Hamlet by the Classics ... including Potts as Ophelia’s brother Laertes, John Pszyk as her father, ...

Both Ophelia and Polonius die in tragic circumstances, realising that Hamlet is becoming increasingly dangerous, Claudius plots with Ophelia’s brother, Laertes, to do away with Hamlet once and ...

Laertes and Claudius tumble down the deck and out of sight, one by one, leaving only the dying Hamlet, cradled by his friend Horatio. It is an impressively clutter-free death spree, which ensures ...

When you get down to it, that’s the simplicity at the heart of this story: Hamlet’s father dies, and we see how it destroys him; Polonious’ death destroys Laertes and Ophelia. Besides that ...

Ben Kingsley gave his Hamlet ... as Claudius, Nancy Carroll as Gertrude, Anton Lesser, as the Ghost/First Player, Elliot Levey playing Polonius, Kel Matsena as Horatio, Lewis Shepherd as Laertes ...

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) has unveiled the complete cast and creative team for its highly anticipated “Hamlet Hail to ... Enemy of the People”) as Claudius and the Ghost.