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‘A privilege – and pretty terrifying’: James Norton to play Hamlet in the West End by Chris Wiegand

The Happy Valley actor is lined up as the lead in German director Thomas Ostermeier’s first Shakespearean play in EnglishJames Norton is to take on his first major Shakespearean stage role and play Hamlet in the West End next year.The King & Conqueror star said it was a “privilege” and “pretty terrifying” to be cast as the tragic prince in the acclaimed German director Thomas Ostermeier’s production n…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 7:25pm on June 28, 2026

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