Photos: Hiran Abeysekera Stars in HAMLET at BAM

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Robert Hastie’s contemporary production of HAMLET stars Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera and runs at BAM’s Harvey Theater through May 17, 2026.

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Kicking off a new multi-year partnership between BAM and The National Theatre of Great Britain , National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director Robert Hastie (Operation Mincemeat) brings his witty, fearlessly contemporary HAMLET to US audiences this spring. A bold reimagining packed with sharp humor, this is a HAMLET that feels impossible to forget.

The production features Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera as Hamlet, joined by Maureen Beattie as First Player, Joe Bolland as Guildenstern, Matthew Cottle as Polonius, Tim Dewberry as Marcellus/Captain, Ayesha Dharker as Gertrude, Ryan Ellsworth as Ghost/Player King/First Gravedigger, Tom Glenister as Laertes, Mary Higgins as Osric/Voltemand, Liz Jadav as Nurse/Priest, Kiren Kebaili-Dwyer as Fortinbras, Hari MacKinnon as Rosecrantz, Francesca Mills as Ophelia, Sophia Papadopoulos as Cornelius/English Ambassador/Second Gravedigger, Alistair Petrie as Claudius, Seb Slade as Francisco/Reynaldo, Noel White as Bernardo and Tessa Wong as Horatio.

Photo credit: Julieta Cervantes

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Alistair Petrie

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Hamlet is now playing at BAM’s Harvey Theater in Brooklyn. The National Theatre production stars Hiran Abeysekera and is directed by Robert Hastie. Critics are weighing in on the contemporary staging of Shakespeare’s tragedy.

To see or not to see? That's not the question that New York City audiences should be asking this spring, when Hamlet arrives in Brooklyn. Watch in this video as we chat with stars Hiran Abeysekera and Francesca Mills before their Brooklyn debut.

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_Originally reported by [BroadwayWorld](https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/Photos-First-Look-at-Hiran-Abeysekera-in-HAMLET-at-BAM-20260506)._