In Person

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead

25 Feb–06 May 2017

What you need to know

Dates

25 Feb–06 May 2017

About the show

Directed by David Leveaux
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Joshua McGuire and David Haig

Half a century after its premiere on The Old Vic stage, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, the play that made a young Tom Stoppard‘s name overnight, returns to The Old Vic in its 50th anniversary celebratory production directed by David Leveaux.

Against the backdrop of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, this mind-bending situation comedy sees two hapless minor characters, Rosencrantz (Daniel Radcliffe) and Guildenstern (Joshua McGuire), take centre stage with David Haig as The Player. Increasingly out of their depth, the young double act stumble their way in and out of the action of this iconic drama. In a literary hall of mirrors, Stoppards brilliantly funny, existential labyrinth sees us witness the ultimate identity crisis.

The Cast

Daniel Radcliffe

Rosencrantz

Joshua McGuire

Guildenstern

David Haig

The Player

Hermeilio Miguel Aquino

Courtier

Louisa Beadel

Player

William Chubb

Polonius

Josie Dunn

Player

Matthew Durkan

Alfred

Tim Van Eyken

Player

Wil Johnson

Claudius

Luke Mullins

Hamlet

Theo Ogundipe

Horatio

Marianne Oldham

Gertrude

Evlyne Oyedokun

Player

Alex Sawyer

Player

Helena Wilson

Ophelia

Creative Team

Tom Stoppard

Writer

David Leveaux

Director

Anna Fleischle

Set & Co-Costume Designer

Howard Harrison

Lighting Designer

Fergus O’Hare

Sound Designer

Loren Elstein

Co-Costume & Associate Set Designer

Colin Buckeridge

Composer

Jessica Ronane CDG

Casting

Lizzi Gee

Movement Director

Barbara Houseman

Voice Coach

Jason Lawson

Assistant Director