Hamlet with Giles Terera at Chichester Festival Theatre – photos released

The full company has been confirmed for Hamlet at Chichester Festival Theatre’s Minerva space.

The production, directed by Justin Audibert, is the venue’s first staging of Shakespeare’s play. It runs until 4 October.

Award-winning star Giles Terera plays the title role, he’s joined by Ariyon Bakare as Claudius, Keir Charles as Polonius, Ryan Hutton as Laertes, Eve Ponsonby as Ophelia and Sara Powell as Gertrude.

Tim Preston and Jay Saighal play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, respectively, with Sam Swann as Horatio and Ozzy Aigbomian making his professional debut as Fortinbras.

The cast also includes David Angland as Osric, Geoff Aymer as Old Hamlet and the Player King, Nana Amoo-Gottfried as Marcellus, Simon Darwen as Barnardo, Beatie Edney as Baptista and the first gravedigger, and Nick Howard-Brown as Voltemand.

Design is by Lily Arnold, with lighting by Ryan Day, sound by Ed Clarke, movement by Lucy Cullingford, and fight direction by Cristian Cardenas. Casting is by Matilda James.