The Name of Action

Name: The Name of Action
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-02-03
Duration: 10 min
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Paapa Essiedu, Rob Clare, Chris Roseblade

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.

The Name of Action (2026)

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Naqqash Khalid

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Riz Ahmed, Paapa Essiedu, Rob Clare, Chris Roseblade
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Theo Hue Williams, Ed Hoadley

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Jermaine Edwards

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Jack Williams
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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.