Benedict Cumberbatch and Sian Brooke Clip | Hamlet | National Theatre

Hamlet is having some serious relationship drama, as he takes back his promises of love to Ophelia, and denounces all marriages. Benedict Cumberbatch plays the iconic title role of Shakespeare's great tragedy with Sian Brooke as Ophelia. "Get thee to a nunnery!" Act 3 Scene 1 Hamlet is streaming in the UK and Ireland on Prime Video: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Great-Britis... Watch outside the UK and Ireland on National Theatre at Home: https://www.ntathome.com/ 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. A production from Sonia Friedman Productions directed by Lyndsey Turner and filmed by National Theatre Live. #Hamlet #Shakespeare #BenedictCumberbatch -- Unmissable theatre, whenever you want it. National Theatre at Home is an exclusive collection of unforgettable British theatre for you to watch any time, anywhere. Sign up just like other streaming services, then choose whether to subscribe or watch a single play. With more fantastic titles added every few months, there’s always something new to look forward to. We put you at the heart of the action – and up close with stars like Tom Hiddleston, Michaela Coel and Helen Mirren. Subscribe to National Theatre at Home or rent a single play: https://www.ntathome.com -- At the National Theatre in London, we make world-class theatre that is entertaining, challenging and inspiring. And we make it for everyone. National Theatre Live broadcast the best of British theatre to cinemas in the UK and around the world. -- Subscribe on YouTube:    / nationaltheatre   Sign up to our monthly newsletter: National Theatre TikTok:   / nationaltheatre   National Theatre Twitter:   / nationaltheatre   National Theatre Facebook:   / nationaltheatre   National Theatre Instagram:   / nationaltheatre   National Theatre Live Twitter:   / ntlive   National Theatre Live Facebook:   / ntlive