directed by Lyndsey Turner
starring Benedict Cumberbatch
Tickets: £30–£62.50 plus booking fee*
100 seats at £10, positioned throughout the auditorium, will also be available at each performance: more information will be released in 2015.
A limited number of Premium Seats are available.
*£3 booking fee per online transaction, £4 by phone. No fee when tickets are booked in person. Click here for more information on booking fees
Tickets / T&Cs / FAQs / Access
Priority online/telephone booking for Barbican Red Members: Fri 1 Aug, 10am
Priority online/telephone booking for Barbican Orange Members: Mon 4 Aug, 10am
General on-sale including booking in person: Mon 11 Aug, 10am
Benedict Cumberbatch takes on the title role in Shakespeare’s great tragedy. Directed by Lyndsey Turner (Posh, Chimerica) and produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, the Barbican presents an exclusive twelve-week run of this compelling new production in summer 2015.
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.
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Our on-sale days are sure to be very busy. If you are considering becoming a Barbican Member to take advantage of the priority booking period, we recommend that you join before booking opens, as it is not possible to purchase a Membership and tickets in the same transaction.
Approx 3 hours/including one 20-min interval
Mon–Sat 7.15pm
(except Tue 25 Aug, 7pm start)
Matinee performances 1.30pm every Sat from 15 Aug
Part of Theatre & Dance
Produced by Sonia Friedman Productions
Presented by the Barbican
Tickets for Hamlet are £30–£62.50 plus booking fee*
£10 tickets
100 seats at £10, positioned throughout the auditorium, will be available at each performance. More information will be released in 2015.
Premium seats
A limited number of Premium Seats are available.
School Groups
£25 ticket per pupil plus one teacher free for every ten tickets purchased. Valid for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday performances only from Monday 2 September 2015. Booking for School groups opens on Monday 11 August 2014, 10am. To book please call our group bookings line on 020 7382 7211 (Mon-Fri 10am–5pm) or for enquiries email [email protected].
In addition to these public performances, we will schedule four midweek education matinees exclusively for schools and colleges. Tickets for these performances will go on sale in early 2015 via the Barbican box office. Booking details to be announced.
All discounts are subject to availability, and cannot be combined to make greater savings.
*£3 booking fee per online transaction, £4 by phone. No fee when tickets are booked in person. Click here for more information on booking fees