The Name of Action
The Name of Action
A look at why Hamlet, a play that’s over 400 years old, holds a mirror up to society today. Filmed across four days of workshops with youth theatre groups across London: The Big House, Bush Theatre Young Companies, Centre 59, and Open Door.
Country: GB
Genre: Documentary
Release: 2026-02-03
Director: Naqqash Khalid
Production: ProdCo, WePresent
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Paapa Essiedu, Rob Clare, Chris Roseblade
Tagline: To be, or not to be? The most famous speech in the English language has been deradicalized and made into something very safe and individualistic when actually it’s about a collective call to action.
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