Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead
25 Feb–06 May 2017
What you need to know
Dates
25 Feb–06 May 2017About 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