The cast will also include Hiran Abeyskera (as Horatio), Cyril Nri (Polonius), Tanya Moodie (Gertrude), Bethan Cullinane (Guildenstern), Marcus Griffiths (Laertes), Theo Ogundipe (Fortinbras/Marcellus/Lucianus), Natalie Simpson (Ophelia) and Clarence Smith (Claudius), with further casting to be announced. In a press statement Godwin commented, "I wanted to find a context where, as a character, Hamlet could feel dislocated, where he could feel conflicted by the demands of his ancestors against the pressure to find a new way of thinking. I began to imagine a Denmark re-conceived as modern state influenced by the ritual, beauty and cosmology of West Africa."
The production will be designed by Paul Wills with lighting by Paul Anderson and sound by Christopher Shutt. Music for the production is composed by Jamiroquai percussionist Sola Akingbola.
To book tickets contact the box office on 01789 403493 or online at www.rsc.org.uk.
