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Grand Theft Hamlet
In cinemas 2 December 2024 · 85 cinemas · Free tickets
Key facts
Dates 2 December 2024
Where 85 cinemas, 78 towns
Tickets Free
Running time 90 minutes
Certificate 15
Booking link escapes.cinematik.app/events/grand-theft-hamlet-2024-12-02
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Grand Theft Hamlet comes to Abbeygate Cinema, Bury St Edmunds. Mon 2 Dec. Free tickets. Book: https://escapes.cinematik.app/book/grand-theft-hamlet-abbeygate-cinema-ltd-abbeygate-cinema
Listing, short
Life, friendship and the enduring power of Shakespeare In cinemas 2 December 2024. https://escapes.cinematik.app/events/grand-theft-hamlet-2024-12-02
Listing, full
January 2021. The UK is in its 3rd lockdown. For theatre actors Sam and Mark, the future looks bleak. They spend their days in the online digital world of Grand Theft Auto and when they stumble across a theatre, they suddenly have an idea to stage a full production of Hamlet within the game. This film charts their ridiculous, hilarious and moving adventure as they battle violent griefers and discover surprising truths about life, friendship and the enduring power of Shakespeare. Director: Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane Cast: Sam Crane, Mark Oosterveen, Pinny Grylls, Jen Cohn, Tilly Steele, Lizzie Wofford, Sam Forster, Jeremiah O'Connor, Dipo Ola, Gareth Turkington Certificate: 15 Running time: 90 minutes In cinemas 2 December 2024. https://escapes.cinematik.app/events/grand-theft-hamlet-2024-12-02
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Showing 85 of 85 cinemas, one row per cinema
| Cinema | Share | |
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| Abbeygate Cinema Bury St Edmunds Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Aberystwyth Arts Centre Aberystwyth Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| ActOne Cinema London Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| BFI Southbank London Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Brunswick Moviebowl Londonderry Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Brynamman Cinema Ammanford Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Cinebowl iSkate Uttoxeter Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| David Lean Cinema Croydon Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Dome Cinema Worthing Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Ealing Project London Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Electric Picture House Cinema Wotton-under-Edge Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Fakenham Central Cinema FAKENHAM Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Forum Cinema Hexham Northumberland Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Genesis Cinema London Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Gwyn Hall Neath Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| HOME Manchester Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Kavanagh Cinema Herne Bay Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Keswick Alhambra Cinema Cumbria Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Lanternhouse Cinema Cumbernauld Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Lonsdale Alhambra Cinema PENRITH Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Lonsdale Annan Cinema ANNAN Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| MAJESTIC CINEMA King's Lynn Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Malvern Theatres Malvern Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Midlands Arts Centre Birmingham Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Mockingbird Cinema Birmingham Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Newlyn Filmhouse Newlyn Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Nova Cinema Woking Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Omniplex Derry Londonderry Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Omniplex Dundonald Belfast Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Omniplex Glasgow Clydebank Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Omniplex High Wycombe High Wycombe Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Omniplex Ipswich Ipswich Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Omniplex Newry Newry Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Omniplex Omagh Omagh Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Omniplex Sunderland Sunderland Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Omniplex Sutton Sutton Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Parkway Cinema Beverley Beverley Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Parkway Cinema Cleethorpes Cleethorpes Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Parkway Cinema Workington Workington Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Phoenix Falmouth Falmouth Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Plaza Cinema, Truro Truro Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Plymouth Arts Cinema Plymouth Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Reading Biscuit Factory Reading Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| REEL BLACKBURN BLACKBURN Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| REEL BURNLEY BURNLEY Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| REEL CHIPPENHAM CHIPPENHAM Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| REEL CHORLEY CHORLEY Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| REEL FAREHAM FAREHAM Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| REEL FARNHAM FARNHAM Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| REEL HULL HULL Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Reel Port Talbot Port Talbot Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| REEL ROCHDALE ROCHDALE Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| REEL WAKEFIELD WAKEFIELD Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| REEL WIDNES WIDNES Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Regal Redruth Redruth Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Rheged Penrith Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Savoy Cinema Boston Boston Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Savoy Cinema Catterick Catterick Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Savoy Cinema Doncaster Doncaster Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Savoy Cinema Grantham Grantham Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Savoy Cinema Worksop Worksop Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Savoy Cinemas Corby Corby Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Savoy Cinemas Nottingham Nottingham Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Scott Cinema Bridgwater Bridgwater Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Showroom Cinema Sheffield Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Sidcup Storyteller Sidcup Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Star and Shadow Cinema Newcastle Upon Tyne Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Station Cinema Richmond Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Storyhouse Chester Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| The Chiswick Cinema London Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| The Hyde Park Picture House Leeds Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| The Island Cinema St Annes Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| The Kinema In The Woods Woodhall Spa Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| The Light Bolton Bolton Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| The Light New Brighton New Brighton Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| The Light Wisbech Wisbech Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| The Loewen Cinema Mablethorpe Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| The Montrose Playhouse Montrose Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| The Phoenix Cinema Kirkwall Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| The Silver Screen Cinema Folkestone Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| The Tower Cinema & Arts Centre Helensburgh Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Theatr Gwaun Fishguard Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Throwley Yard Cinema Sutton Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Waterfront Cinema GREENOCK Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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| Zeffirellis Ambleside Mon 2 Dec | Mon 2 Dec |
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About the film
January 2021. The UK is in its 3rd lockdown. For theatre actors Sam and Mark, the future looks bleak. They spend their days in the online digital world of Grand Theft Auto and when they stumble across a theatre, they suddenly have an idea to stage a full production of Hamlet within the game.
This film charts their ridiculous, hilarious and moving adventure as they battle violent griefers and discover surprising truths about life, friendship and the enduring power of Shakespeare.
- Director
- Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane
- Cast
- Sam Crane, Mark Oosterveen, Pinny Grylls, Jen Cohn, Tilly Steele, Lizzie Wofford, Sam Forster, Jeremiah O'Connor, Dipo Ola, Gareth Turkington
- Cert
- 15
- Runtime
- 90 minutes
About Escapes
This event is part of Escapes, an offering that gives you the chance to get down to your local cinema for free! Supported by the BFI, awarding National Lottery Good Cause funding.
Press contact
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Escapes and Cinematik handle press for these screenings only. For the wider release, contact GTH Film LTD.