A German production of Shakespeare’s great tragedy, Hamlet, using six actors to enact the multiple characters of the Danish Royal Court.

In this turbulent world of political intrigue, murder and corruption, Hamlet stands on the brink of a psychological abyss as he attempts to overcome paranoia, indecision and complex thought to preserve his grip on power.

Digitally manipulated imagery and a driving soundtrack enhance the sense of disorientation in a modern-day reading bursting with irony, immediacy and physicality.

This visceral, taut, mud-soaked adaptation of the Bard’s classic marks Schaubühne am Lehniner Platz, Berlin’s fourth visit to the Barbican, following contemporary interpretations of Ibsen’s Hedda Gabler and A Doll’s House, as well as Sarah Kane’s Blasted.

Hamlet is performed in German with English surtitles and is suitable for theatregoers aged 14 and older.