Belasco Theatre, (5/2/1995 - 7/22/1995)

Category: Play, Tragedy, Revival, Broadway
Description: A play in five acts
Setting: In and around Elsinore Castle in Denmark

Opening Night Production Credits 

Theatre Owned / Operated by The Shubert Organization (Gerald Schoenfeld: Chairman; Bernard B. Jacobs: President; Philip J. Smith: Executive VP; Robert E. Wankel: VP-Finance)

Produced by Dodger Theatricals (Des McAnuff, Michael David, Robin De Levita, Rocco Landesman, Ed Strong), Roger Berlind, Endemol Theatre Productions, Inc., Jujamcyn Theaters (James H. Binger: Chairman; Rocco Landesman: President; Paul Libin: Producing Director; Jack Viertel: Creative Director), Kardana Productions and Scott Rudin; Associate Producer: The Durst Organization and Whistlin' Dixie

Originally produced by The Almeida Theatre Company

Written by William Shakespeare; Incidental music by Jonathan Dove

Directed by Jonathan Kent

Scenic Design by Peter J. Davison; Costume Design by James Acheson; Lighting Design by Mark Henderson; Sound Design by John A. Leonard

General Manager: David, Strong, Warner, Inc.; Associate Gen. Mgr: Robert C. Strickstein; Company Manager: Steven H. David

Production Stage Manager: Anne Keefe; Production Supervisor: Aurora Productions; Stage Manager: Frank Lombardi

UK Casting: Joyce Nettles; US Casting: Jay Binder; Press Representative: Boneau / Bryan-Brown; Fight direction by William Hobbs; Advertising: Serino Coyne, Inc.

Francesca Annis	Gertrude Queen of Denmark and mother to Hamlet
Ralph Fiennes	Hamlet son to the late, and nephew to the present King
Tara FitzGerald	Ophelia daughter to Polonius
James Laurenson	Claudius King of Denmark
Peter Eyre	Polonius Lord Chamberlain
Terence Rigby	Ghost
	Player King
	Gravedigger
Melissa Chalsma	Member of the Court
Gilly Gilchrist	Francisco Officer
	Lucianus
Caroline Harris	Player Queen
Peter Helmer	Prologue
	Gentleman
Denis Holmes	Member of the Court
Paterson Joseph	Horatio friend to Hamlet
Gordon Langford-Rowe	Priest
James Langton	Member of the Court
Damian Lewis	Laertes son to Polonius
Colin Mace	Bernardo Officer
Terry McGinity	Marcellus Officer
	Captain
David Melville	Reynaldo
Nicholas Palliser	Osric a Courtier
Rupert Penry-Jones	Fortinbras Prince of Norway
Nicholas Rowe	Guildenstern Courtier
Thomas Schall	Member of the Court
James Wallace	Rosencrantz Courtier
Spence White	Member of the Court

Understudies: Melissa Chalsma (Ophelia, Player Queen), Gilly Gilchrist (Claudius), Caroline Harris (Gertrude), Peter Helmer (Bernardo, Rosencrantz), Denis Holmes (Marcellus, Priest), Gordon Langford-Rowe (Polonius), James Langton (Prologue), Colin Mace (Horatio), Terry McGinity (Ghost, Gravedigger, Player King), David Melville (Fortinbras, Lucianus, Osric), Nicholas Palliser (Guildenstern), Rupert Penry-Jones (Hamlet), Thomas Schall (Captain, Francisco), James Wallace (Laertes), Spence White (Gentleman, Reynaldo).