SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

Claudius visits the mysterious Kingdom of Carpathia to negotiate the betrothal of the Princess of Carpathia to King Hamlet. The visit unearths disturbing family secrets that involve Claudius and his brother.

Elsinore is set in an alternative Europe of the 1930s and re-imagines the Danish Court in the years leading up to the evens in Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Series

Elsinore

Language

English

Country

Great Britain; United Kingdom

Medium

Radio

Transmission details

3 Jan 2018 (Channel: BBC Radio 4)

Duration

45 mins

Credits

Director

Marc Beeby; Sasha Yevtushenko

Writer

Sebastian Baczkiewicz

Cast

John Heffernan	Hamlet
John Light	Claudius
Lyndsey Marshal	Gertrude
Clive Hayward	Polonius
Abbie Andrews	Beatrix
Clare Corbett	Helena
Ed Gaughan	Dauphin
Neil McCaul	Dr. Swiss
Philip Bretherton	Schroeder
Rupert Holliday Evans	Olsson
Tayla Kovacevic-Ebong	Yorick

Additional Details

Production type

Television and Radio Drama

Historical period

1930s

Plays

Hamlet

Notes

Notes

A four-part, prequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Online Availability

Online URL

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09l8zhm

Distributor

Name

BBC Radio 4

Web

http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 External site opens in new window