HAMLET
Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Kenny Leon

Returning once again to Free Shakespeare in the Park, director Kenny Leon commands The Delacorte stage with a nine-week, tour-de-force production of the Bard’s masterpiece, HAMLET, a riveting, contemporary present-day take on Shakespeare’s classic tale of family and betrayal, as enduring as the stars above Central Park. 

“Hamlet is arguably the greatest play in the Western canon, and I am thrilled that Kenny Leon will be helming this summer's production. As he demonstrated with his brilliant production of Much Ado About Nothing, Kenny has an expert way of making Shakespeare come alive in a contemporary American context, illuminating these great works while also reimagining them for our times and our country,” said Public Theater Artistic Director Oskar Eustis.

DIVE DEEPER

Dive deeper into all things HAMLET:

• Which character from Hamlet are you? Find who you might “be” or you might “not [to] be” in this quiz!
• Explore the Youtube Playlist of all behind-the-scenes videos and cast interviews for the show!
• Sneak Preview of the iconic "To Be or Not To Be" Speech, performed by Ato Blankson-Wood

• Hamlet in Today's World, as discussed by Ato Blankson-Wood, Solea Pfieffer, and Nick Rehberger