Past Productions: 1990

The acclaimed director cast Lethal Weapon star Mel Gibson in the title role of this fast-paced adaptation, who played Hamlet as a dynamic man of action. He was supported by Glenn Close as Gertrude, Helena Bonham-Carter as Ophelia and Alan Bates as Claudius.
1980 BBC TV Shakespeare
With Derek Jacobi and Patrick Stewart
With himself in the title role
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