SPECIAL - Hamlet 2011 Revisited! - a podcast by Guildford Shakespeare Company

Ten years ago, in February 2011, Caroline Devlin directed a riveting production of one of Shakespeare’s best known plays and possibly one of the greatest pieces of drama ever written. A team of actors were assembled, Ben Ashton in the title role, Noel White as Claudius and Johanne Murdock as Gertrude, most of whom had never performed in a GSC show before. Together they told the Bard’s oft-adapted story and it played to rave reviews. BBC Surrey described the show as “Intelligent, provocative, hard-edged...a very fluid, powerful adventure story.” And it was for the British Theatre Guide, simply "A Hamlet to die for – outstandingly powerful and atmospheric...a riveting thriller" . Now, in 2021, we’ve assembled the original cast of the production to talk memories, what they miss, and the enduring power of Shakespeare’s Hamlet...

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