Hamlet by William Shakespeare

PERFORMED BY THREE ACTORS IN 75 MINUTES

IN A NEW ADAPTATION BY OUTREACH DIRECTOR BETH FLINTOFF

FROM MONDAY 13 TO FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER 2014

A fast-paced adaptation of Hamlet performed by just three actors in 75-minutes is currently on an educational tour of schools across Berkshire, before arriving at The Watermill for a week long run from Monday 13 to Friday 17 October 2014.

Hamlet is one of the most performed plays ever written, by a playwright at the height of his genius. When his father dies suddenly in suspicious circumstances, Hamlet returns home to find that his mother has married his uncle, who now rules Denmark in his father’s place. Torn between desire for revenge and loyalty to his mother, gripped by indecision, Hamlet must forge a new future for himself and Denmark.

Shakespeare’s masterpiece about a young man poised on the brink of a series of cataclysmic decisions is brought sharply to life by The Watermill. An ideal introduction to Shakespeare, this production is in a contemporary setting, and follows the success of The Watermill’s previous educational tours of Romeo + Juliet, Othello, and Faustus.

Adaptor and Director of Outreach Beth Flintoff said today: “We have created this production with a simple aim: to pass on our own enthusiasm for Shakespeare. We hope to reach as many people – particularly young people – as possible, with an affordable, accessible production of a play that we think everyone ought to experience”.