The Name of Action
“To be, or not to be? The most famous speech in the English language has been deradicalized and made into something very safe and individualistic when actually it’s about a collective call to action.”
2026•10m•Released
Documentary
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.
Director
Naqqash Khalid
Languages
English
Studio
ProdCo
Cast
Riz Ahmed
Self
Paapa Essiedu
Self
Rob Clare
Self
Chris Roseblade
Self
Production
Company
ProdCo
Company
WePresent
Producer
Theo Hue Williams
Producer
Ed Hoadley
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