Hamlet | Sword Fight Rehearsal | National Theatre Live

First targets, second rhythm. A fascinating glimpse inside the world of fight direction, with Bret Yount.

Hamlet was broadcast live from London's West End to cinemas around the world in 2015.
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Benedict Cumberbatch (BBC’s Sherlock, Doctor Strange) plays the title role of Shakespeare’s great tragedy.

As a country arms itself for war, a family tears itself apart. Forced to avenge his father’s death but paralysed by the task ahead, Hamlet rages against the impossibility of his predicament, threatening both his sanity and the security of the state.
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