Hamlet (1994)
By William Shakespeare
Our 1994 production of Hamlet was directed by Tim Pigott-Smith and starred a very fresh-faced Damian Lewis. It was only the second time that the play had been performed at the Open Air Theatre. Pigott-Smith and Roger Warren trimmed the script so the play ran at 2hr45, which increased it's theatrical dynamism.
The cast
Damian Lewis
Hamlet, Prince of Denmark
Oliver Darley
Francisco
Richard Addison
Marcellus
Jonathan Broxholme
Bernardo
Richard Addison
Marcellus
Rupert Holliday-Evans
Horatio
Kenneth Gilbert
Ghost of the late King Hamlet / First Player
Paul Freeman
Claudius / Brother of Hamlet
Pamela Miles
Gertrude
David Collings
Polonius
Guy Burgess
Laertes
Rebecca Egan
Ophelia
Simon Harrison
Osric
Lewis Rae
Reynaldo
Caroline Fitzgerald
Lady in Waiting
Cameron Blakely
Rosencrantz
Dominic Gray
Guildenstern / Second Gravedigger
Kate Seaward
Second Player / Player Queen
Carl Antony
Third Player / Lucianus / Fortinbras
Lewis Rae
Fifth Player / Musician
Richard Addison
Fortinbra's Captain
Tim Stern
First Gravedigger
Jonathan Broxholme
Priest
Creative team
Tim Pigott-Smith
Director
Designer
Tanya McCallin
Fight Director
Peter Woodward
Choreographer
Gillian Gregory
Original Music
Jonathan Goldstein
Lighting Designer
Jason Taylor
Sound Designer
Simon Whitehorn
Assistant Director
Lucy Pittman-Wallace
Trumpet
Richard Adams
Programmes and Marketing
Rehearsals
Reviews
The Herald, Scotland
"ALTHOUGH there have been several successful versions of Richard III recently, Brian Cox's excellent staging at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park, for the New Shakespeare Company is something special. There's a magnificent assumption of the title role by Jasper Britton, who portrays this double-dyed villain with authority and confidence."