Hamlet Starring Ian McKellen (12A)

Sir Ian McKellen assumes the lead role in Sean Mathias's bold reimagining of Shakespeare's tragedy, recorded in various rooms and performance spaces of the Theatre Royal Windsor. Hamlet, the Prince of Denmark, is tormented by the sudden death of his father. His grief is exacerbated by the subsequent marriage of his mother Gertrude and uncle Claudius. The ghost of the dead king demands revenge for his murder at Claudius' hands and Hamlet vows blood will flow.