Hamlet in Howth

8pm Sundays Jan 2-Jan 23

Part 1 - Hamlet the Scholar. Alan Stanford gives a four-part masterclass on Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the featured play on this year’s Leaving Certificate, with the pupils of Santa Sabina, Dominican College, St. Fintan's High School (Sutton), Scoil Iosa, (Malahide) and PobalScoil Neasáin, (Baldoyle). Production team: Kevin Reynolds, Kevin Brew, Nicoline Greer, Sarah Blake, Eddie O'Halloran and Pat Hogan. Scroll to podcasts, on our home page, to download the series.

Part 2 - Hamlet the Clown The Ghost of the murdered King has come and gone and has left Hamlet with one simple instruction. "Revenge my most foul and most un-natural murder".....

Part 3 - Hamlet the Exile Claudius abruptly leaves the visiting players presentation of The Murder of Gonzago, realising that the game is up. He knows now that Hamlet knows now!

Part 4 - Hamlet the Dane And so the duel begins. The king poisons the cup. Laertes has poisoned the sword and in the bout both he and Hamlet are cut by it. And finally Hamlet does that which he was destined to do.