Paapa Essiedu – 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

Alas! Royal Shakespeare Company’s Hamlet tour to stop at Hackney Empire next year

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 11 May 2017 at 16:42

Paapa Essiedu (right) as Hamlet, pictured with Yorick (left). Photograph: Royal Shakespeare Company

Londoner Paapa Essiedu to star in the production, which reimagines Denmark as a modern, African-influenced state