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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."

2026-02-03 en 10m
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

Producer

Theo Hue Williams

Director of Photography

Jermaine Canute Edwards

Editor

Jack Williams

Producer

Ed Hoadley

Colorist

Jason Wallis

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Status

Released

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Companies

  • ProdCo
  • WePresent