Hamlet

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Shakespeare's iconic tragedy of revenge and madness comes to the West End.

4.6 21 reviews from 21 verified reviews
  • Opens: Thursday, 25 September 2025
    Booking until: Saturday, 22 November 2025
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Hamlet in London

Vengeful ghosts, murdered kings, and tortured princes - Hamlet has it all. Robert Hastie directs Hiran Abeysekera in the role of the tormented Prince of Denmark seeking revenge for his murdered father. This fearless, darkly funny take on Shakespeare’s tale of revenge, madness, and mortality opens at the National Theatre this autumn.

Why should you see Hamlet?

  • The show has a stellar cast, starring Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera as Hamlet, with Francesca Mills as Ophelia and Alistair Petrie as Claudius.
  • It’s the first Shakespeare production of Indhu Rubasingham’s inaugural season at the National Theatre. If you love Shakespeare and you’re an admirer of Rubsingham’s repertoire, you won’t want to miss this.
  • Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy: full of thrilling drama as well as complex characters, and a good dose of black comedy.

What is Hamlet about?

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. The king is dead, and his brother, Claudius, has married the queen and taken the throne. The grieving, melancholy Prince Hamlet finds himself haunted by the ghost of his father, who reveals he was murdered by Claudius and urges Hamlet to avenge him. So Hamlet embarks on a series of schemes and sleuthing, which will lead him down a tragic path to a bloody, violent end.

Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera - who previously played a cold-blooded killer in The Father and the Assassin and a wide-eyed dreamer in Life of Pi - tackles the role of Shakespeare’s most complex hero, while National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs. The dark, contemplative tragedy will be given a modern twist, exploring the play’s difficult but all too relevant themes of mortality and grief.

Master storyteller and theatre-maker Indhu Rubasingham is poised to oversee a phenomenal inaugural season as part of her tenure at the National Theatre, and no season would be complete without a splash of Shakespeare. Hamlet is the perfect show to sink your teeth into - harrowing, introspective, and as powerful today as when it was written. No Shakespeare lover or seasoned theatre-goer will want to miss this.

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Hamlet Ticket Information

  • Opens:

    Thursday, 25 September 2025

  • Booking until:

    Saturday, 22 November 2025

  • Age restrictions

    Ages 12+.

  • Important Information

    This production contains themes of grief and death, including suicide and the loss of a parent, depictions of madness, violence, and coercive behaviour.

  • Cancellations & Refunds

    Once booked, tickets to Hamlet are usually non exchangeable and non refundable as per our terms & conditions. In practice, however, we will do our best to accommodate your request as long as we are notified at least 48 hours before the performance. Please contact us for more information.

Next Performances for Hamlet at the Lyttelton - National Theatre

Thursday 25th Sept 2025 7:15pm from £31.00
Friday 26th Sept 2025 7:15pm from £31.00
Saturday 27th Sept 2025 7:15pm from £31.00
Monday 29th Sept 2025 7:15pm from £31.00
Wednesday 1st Oct 2025 7:15pm from £41.00
Friday 3rd Oct 2025 7:15pm from £41.00

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Hamlet reviews

4.6 out of 5 21 reviews

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Latest customer reviews

All reviews are from customers who have been invited to leave a review just after seeing Hamlet.

Please note the reviews below are from an old production of Hamlet.

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Mesmerising

L Reviewed on 02 September 2017 by
United Kingdom

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Uneven and puzzling

Andrew Scott's performance was good and could have been great with a stronger supporting cast. Except for Andrew (who was admittedly hard to hear at times), the diction and the caliber of the acting was poor and made us sad.

T Reviewed on 23 August 2017 by
United States

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Andrew Scott enthralling in Shakespeare like never before!

C Reviewed on 21 August 2017 by
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Best Hamlet!

V Reviewed on 14 August 2017 by
United Kingdom

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Good play, however, badly chose version

P Reviewed on 12 August 2017 by
United Kingdom

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very good scenography and great acting

M Reviewed on 10 August 2017 by
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Best Production of Hamlet Ever

This was the most unique and best staging of Hamlet we have ever experienced -- and it was an experience. The Ensemble was just that -- while Andrew Scott was the "Star" and draw, every single actor gave an equally powerful performance.

H Reviewed on 06 August 2017 by
United Kingdom

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Deeply moving, the delivery of line was sublime. Looked the camera work.

Loved the different take on the original. The setting was fabulous bring right up to the modern day. So much easier to follow. Andrew Scott was a fabulous Hamlet.

J Reviewed on 31 July 2017 by
United Kingdom

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Brilliant

This production gives a totally new insight to one of Shakespeare's best known plays, something which I wouldn't have thought could be done. Andrew Scotts Hamlet is outstanding. PLEASE turn off your mobiles!! Three went off during this performance, one during 'to be or not to be...'It is a tribute to the actors that they managed to overcome the interruptions.

M Reviewed on 30 July 2017 by
Ireland

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Hamlet at its tragic saddest

B Reviewed on 14 July 2017 by
United Kingdom

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Amazing

Brilliant all round. Andrew Scott was spectacular

J Reviewed on 10 July 2017 by
United Kingdom

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incredible!

S Reviewed on 30 June 2017 by
United Kingdom

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Totally Immersive! Completely Outstanding!

I've seen this twice now - completely overwhelming portrayal of Hamlet's deep distress at the murder of his father and his paranoia about who he can trust! Fabulous use of mixed media and Bob Dylan's music. Robert Icke is a genius and Andrew Scott is awesome to behold!

S Reviewed on 29 June 2017 by
United Kingdom

29 Apr
2025
Emmie Newitt

Indhu Rubasingham unveils her first season as Artistic Director of National Theatre

by Emmie Newitt | Tuesday, April 29 2025, 20:51

The first season from Indhu Rubasingham, the former Artistic Director of Kiln Theatre, includes an extraordinary 16 new productions, including 9 world premieres and a season of repertory theatre for the first time since 2020.

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Indhu Rubasingham unveils her first season as Artistic Director of National Theatre
03 Apr
2017
Phil Willmott

A beginners guide to Hamlet

by Phil Willmott | Monday, April 3 2017, 09:36

Hamlet - Almeida - Andrew Scott With the Almeida’s acclaimed production of Hamlet about to transfer to the West End there’s never been a better time for first timers to discover this fascinating play.

Some people are intimidated by the prospect of Shakespeare’s dense text and this production is nearly four hours long, but don’t be. There’s seldom been a production that’s clearer and easier to follow than this one plus you get to see one of our best young actors, Andrew Scott (Moriarty in TVs Sherlock) at his best.

A beginners guide to Hamlet