Riz Ahmed: Hamlet by William Shakespeare

One of the most enduring, perennial and important plays ever
written, and Shakespeare’s longest, Hamlet tells the story of a man
torn by internal conflict after his uncle murders his father, the
king of Denmark, and marries his mother, the queen. Many actors
have dreamed of taking on this role, and Riz Ahmed is the latest to
do so in his new adaptation of Hamlet in cinemas now. Riz Ahmed is
an Oscar-nominated British-Pakistani actor, who you’ll know from
Sound of Metal, Rogue One, Nightcrawler, and The Night Of. This
adaptation is refracted through a South Asian lens in contemporary
London. It proves how timeless Shakespeare’s lines are that they
can be so deeply felt in this modern context, and Riz speaks with
such passion about the revolutionary qualities of the play. Learn
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