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'Frankly ridiculous' trigger warning for Shakespeare's Hamlet: National Theatre cautions viewers over death, grief and madness


To warn or not to warn. That is the question that faced the National Theatre.

The play, a cornerstone of English literature and widely taught in schools, ends with a fatal duel that sees most of the principal characters - including the prince himself - dead by the final curtain. The production, which opens in September as part of Indhu Rubasingham’s inaugural season as artistic director, stars Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (pictured) as the Danish prince This comes amid news that Stormzy is set to front a new diversity initiative at the National Theatre, having signed on to lead a ‘top secret’ project at the iconic South Bank venue.

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