Clarence Smith – Hackney Citizen

Hamlet, Hackney Empire, review: RSC’s African restaging brings the energy of youth to the tragedy

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 13 March 2018 at 17:46

'Like an atom bomb': Paapa Essiedu brings youthful energy to Hamlet. Photograph: Manuel Harlan (c) RSC

The Royal Shakespeare Company come to Hackney with a West African-influenced production that features their first use of a black actor in the title role