An aged king decides to divide his kingdom between his three daughters, according to which of them is most eloquent in praising him. His favourite, Cordelia, says nothing. Simon Russell Beale, whose recent appearances at the National include Timon of Athens and Collaborators, takes the title role in Shakespeare’s tragedy.
National Theatre Live: Hamlet
2015
7.5/10
Come Sunday
2018
5.8/10
What Maisie Knew
2013
7.1/10
Sky
2015
6.2/10
TalhotBlond
2012
6.3/10
Return
2011
6.4/10
Hamlet
1948
7.4/10
Breathe
2017
7.4/10
Resurrecting the Champ
2007
6.3/10
Cyrano
2021
6.3/10
King Lear
2018
6.1/10
Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet
2002
6.7/10
National Theatre Live: Frankenstein
2011
7.8/10
Fast Girls
2012
6.1/10
Not Easily Broken
2009
6.3/10
Origin
2023
6.4/10
Northanger Abbey
2007
6.8/10
Hamlet
2009
7.3/10
The Yellow Handkerchief
2009
6.2/10
The Sleeping Dictionary
2003
6.4/10
National Theatre Live: War Horse
2014
8.8/10
