First trailer for ‘Elsinore’ drops: Andrew Scott as Ian Charleson, Olivia Colman as his doctor

Focus Features has released the first trailer for Elsinore, Simon Stone’s drama about Scottish actor Ian Charleson.

Andrew Scott plays the Chariots of Fire star, with Olivia Colman as the doctor treating him after his AIDS diagnosis. The film follows Charleson in 1989 as he prepares to play Hamlet at London’s National Theatre — the role he had long dreamed of — while confronting his illness.

The trailer opens with the line: “The people who come here want to live, Ian. You, on the other hand, only want to play Hamlet.”Scott is seen rehearsing Shakespeare’s tragedy as his health declines. Colman plays Dr. Margaret Johnson, treating Charleson and other patients during the HIV epidemic. Billie Piper and Johnny Flynn also feature in the ensemble.