The Tragedy of Hamlet
Peter Brook presents a new interpretation of the classic in a setting is vaguely eastern rather than Scandinavian, with a multi-ethnic cast. The king, queen and prince of Denmark are dark skinned. Horatio is Caucasian. Ophelia and Laertes are Indian. The Player King is Oriental.
Cast
Adrian Lester
Hamlet
Jeffery Kissoon
Claudius / Ghost
Natasha Parry
Gertrude
Bruce Myers
Polonius / Gravedigger
Scott Handy
Horatio
Shantala Shivalingappa
Ophelia
Rohan Siva
Guildenstern / Laertes
Asil Raïs
Rosencrantz
Yoshi Oida
First Player
Akram Khan
Second Player
Nicolas Gaster
Priest / Editor
Antonin Stahly-Vishwanadan
Osric
Jerome Grillon
Servant
Peter Brook
Director / Adaptation
Yvon Davis
Producer
Ricardo Aronovich
Director Of Photography
Toshi Tsuchitori
Original Music Composer
William Shakespeare
Theatre Play
Marie-Hélène Estienne
Adaptation
