2. Mission
As part of the Celebrating Stoppard season of plays, his existential comedy about two minor characters from Hamlet. Stars Mathew Baynton, Andrew Buchan and Toby Jones.
"Eternity's a terrible thought - I mean where's it going to end?"
As part of the Celebrating Stoppard season, a collection of Stoppard plays, Mathew Baynton, Andrew Buchan and Toby Jones star in the play that made Sir Tom Stoppard's reputation when it first appeared as part of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966.
Two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet can only watch from the wings as major events unfold around them.
Rosencrantz ..... Mathew Baynton
Guildenstern ..... Andrew Buchan
The Player ..... Toby Jones
Tragedian ..... Sam Dale
Alfred ..... Ronny Jhutti
Ophelia ..... Sarah Ovens
Polonius ..... Michael Bertenshaw
Hamlet ..... Parth Thakerar
Claudius ..... Don Gilet
Gertrude ..... Clare Corbett
Music arranged and performed by Clare Salaman, Philip Hopkins and Amelia Shakespeare from The Society of Strange and Ancient Instruments
Director: Emma Harding
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in March 2019.
On radio
More episodes
Next
You are at the last episode
Broadcasts
- Sun 31 Mar 201915:00BBC Radio 4
- Sun 9 May 202115:00BBC Radio 4
Tue 21 Mar 202305:00BBC Radio 4 Extra- Tue 21 Mar 202310:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Tue 21 Mar 202315:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Wed 22 Mar 202300:00BBC Radio 4 Extra
- Saturday16:00BBC Radio 4 FM
Opening Lines
John Yorke unpacks the themes behind the stories in Radio 4's weekend afternoon dramas.
The Shakespeare Sessions
Immerse yourself in Shakespeare’s world
