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The Name of Action

202610mMovieDocumentary

A look at why Hamlet, a play that’s over 400 years old, holds a mirror up to society today. Filmed across four days of workshops with youth theatre groups across London: The Big House, Bush Theatre Young Companies, Centre 59, and Open Door.

DirectorNaqqash Khalid
ProducersTheo Hue Williams·Ed Hoadley

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Cast · Directed by Naqqash Khalid

RARiz Ahmed
Riz Ahmed
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PEPaapa Essiedu
Paapa Essiedu
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Rob Clare
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CR
Chris Roseblade
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