From its sell-out run at Manchesterâs Royal Exchange Theatre comes a film version of this unique and critically acclaimed Hamlet, with BAFTA nominee Maxine Peake in the title role. This groundbreaking stage production, directed by Sarah Frankcom, was Royal Exchangeâs fastest-selling show in a decade. Shakespeareâs most iconic work, Hamlet is the ultimate story of loyalty, love, betrayal, murder and madness. Hamletâs father is dead and Denmark has crowned a new king. Consumed by grief, Hamlet struggles to exact revenge, with devastating consequences.