National Theatre Live’s Encore of the critically acclaimed dynamic and contemporary production of “Hamlet” opens the 2014 season at Orcas Center on Thursday, Jan. 9 at 7:30 p.m.

Olivier Award-winning actor Rory Kinnear plays Hamlet in an exciting new production of Shakespeare’s complex and profound play about the human condition.

Following his many celebrated performances at the National Theatre (“The Last of the Haussmans,” “Othello”) and in film  (“James Bond: Skyfall, Quantum of Solace”), Rory Kinnear is joined by Clare Higgins (Gertrude), Patrick Malahide (Claudius), David Calder (Polonius), James Laurenson (Ghost/Player King) and Ruth Negga (Ophelia). Hamlet is directed by Nicholas Hytner.

Tickets are $18, $13 for students, $2 off for Orcas Center members, and may be purchased at www.orcascenter.org or by calling 376-2281 ext. 1 or visiting the Orcas Center Box Office open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from noon to 4 p.m.