Pat Dwyer
Claudius / The Ghost / Player King
A company of actors arrive at a castle deep in the Irish countryside and set into motion the story of Shakespeare's Hamlet. The lives of the actors and their characters intertwine as Prince Hamlet confronts the ghost of his father and seeks revenge on the treacherous Claudius, his uncle and newly appointed king. Hamlet's pursuit of vengeance scorches the lives of everyone inside the castle walls and lays bare the many contradictions and ambiguities of human existence. At the play's end, seven days have passed and the actors emerge, leaving the castle and characters behind.
Claudius / The Ghost / Player King
Gertrude / Player Queen
Polonius / Francisco / Gravedigger / Player
Ophelia / Osric
Rosencrantz / Guildenstern / Marcellus / Gravedigger / Player
Horatio
Hamlet
Laertes / Bernardo
Original Story
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