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Breaking Baz: Jared Harris Aboard As Treacherous Uncle In ‘Hamlet’ For Royal Shakespeare Company, Says Play Was A Favorite Of Dad Richard Harris
Jared Harris returns to the Royal Shakespeare Company for the first time in 34 Years to play treacherous Claudius in Hamlet.
They included Romeo & Juliet, again with Rylance in the lead; Danny Boyle’s production of Ben Johnson’s The Silent Woman; and a musical version of Anthony Burgess’ A Clockwork Orange with a score by U2’s The Edge and choreography by Arlene Phillips. In addition to Harris and Thallon, the cast also includes Nancy Carroll as Gertrude; the distinguished classical actor Anton Lessor as the Ghost and the Player King; Elliot Levey, currently starring in the smash hit play Giant, opposite John Lithgow, at the Royal Court Theatre, as Polonius; Kel Matsena as Horatio; Lewis Shepherd as Laertes; and Nia Towle as Ophelia. I remember thinking, even back then that I could really imagine him doing Hamlet one day,” Goold says from New York, where he is directing the Broadway production of the Elton John musical Tammy Faye, which is in previews at the Palace Theatre.
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