Hamlet at the Harold Pinter

ANDREW SCOTT TOOK ON THE TROUBLED DANISH PRINCE IN THE ALMEIDA TRANSFER OF HAMLET

Hamlet at the Harold Pinter London Theatre BreaksWhat would Holmes have to say about his nemesis, Moriarty, following in his footsteps?

Two years on from Benedict Cumberbatch’s sold out performance as Hamlet, his Sherlock co-star, Andrew Scott, who has recieved critical accalim in the equally sold-out run at the Almeida Theatre, reprised the role when the Shakesperean tragedy opened at the Harold Pinter theatre in June 2017.

‘Andrew Scott delivers a career-defining performance… he makes the most famous speeches feel fresh and unpredictable’ Evening Standard

5 stars ‘It is livewire, edge-of-the-seat stuff’ Time Out

Olivier Award winning director Robert Icke directs reuniting him with the multi-award winning creative team behind 1984 and Oresteia.

The Observer newspaper calls Robert Icke ‘one of the most important forces in today’s theatre’. As Artistic Director for the Islington-based Almeida theatre he has a list of directorial hits to his name including : Mary Stuart, Uncle Vanya, Oresteia, Mr Burns and 1984.

Hamlet Show Info

Theatre : Harold PinterPanton Street, London SW1 4DN
Genre: Play
Opens: 9th June 2017
Closed: 2nd September 2017
Performance times: Monday to Saturday at 7pm; Thursday & Saturday at 1.30pm
Closest underground : Piccadilly Circus on Piccadilly & Bakerloo lines
Hotels close by : 3 star Thistle Piccadilly, 4 star Radisson Blu Leicester Square; 5 star The Royal Horseguards

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