Hamlet has been called the greatest play in the English language – and this 2015 production was hailed by the Toronto Star as “the most complete, most fulfilling, most satisfying in decades of theatregoing.” 

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LIVE EVENTS

PRESHOW WITH JONATHAN GOAD & AMAKA UMEH

Thursday, June 11, at 6:30 pm EDT

Artistic Director Antoni Cimolino interviews our Hamlet from 2015 – and the actor who was to have been our Hamlet in 2020 – about their experiences confronting this iconic role. 

HAMLET LIVE VIEWING PARTY

Thursday, June 11, at 7 pm EDT

A ghostly visitor with a shocking secret, a daughter devastated by loss, a deadly duel and the most famous question in all of drama: Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy will hold you spellbound. 

MEET THE FESTIVAL: VIRTUAL ROUNDTABLE

Saturday, June 13, at 10 am EDT

Join members of the cast and creative team as they take your questions during this live Q&A.

BONUS CONTENT

IN CONVERSATION WITH DONNA-MICHELLE ST. BERNARD & AMAKA UMEH

Canadian playwright Donna-Michelle St. Bernard interviews Stratford’s Hamlet of 2020, Amaka Umeh, about taking on perhaps the most daunting role in all of theatre – and doing so as a young woman of colour.

CREATIVE CONCEPTS WITH ANTONI CIMOLINO & STEVEN PAGE

Antoni Cimolino, director of Hamlet, and singer-songwriter Steven Page, the production’s composer, talk with interviewer David Prosser about music’s role in the theatre experience.

TO TOM PATTERSON WITH LOVE

In celebration of the 100th birthday of our founder, Tom Patterson, legendary teacher Lois Burdett is joined by some of her former students to share the letters, memories and stories of hundreds of young people who were uplifted by Tom, the Festival and the power of Shakespeare.

FROM OUR ARCHIVES

HAMLET’S APPEAL

Streaming Free On Demand

Former Chief Justice Beverley McLachlin presides over the appeal of Hamlet in the murder of Polonius, with Brian Greenspan and Marie Henein as opposing counsel and expert witness Dr. David Goldbloom.

LIGHTING UP THE STAGE AT STRATFORD

Streaming Free On Demand

Come behind the scenes to discover how the work of Stratford Festival designers and their teams helps tell the stories on stage.

Photo: Jonathan Goad as Hamlet. © 2014 Don Dixon.