Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
12-21 October 2017, performances at 7.45pm
Doors open at 7.15pm. Finish at 10.45pm
William Shakespeare’s most famous play is given a new twist on the Progress stage. In a world which parallels our own, Hamlet mourns the loss of her royal father whilst her uncle seizes the throne and takes her newly-widowed mother as his Queen. An encounter with her father’s ghost drives Hamlet to agonies of despair and the edge of madness. Should she suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune? Or take arms against a sea of troubles?
Reviews
Henley Standard - ''In this intimate space, actors really engage with the audience. They speak to you directly of the play’s powerful emotions: loss, bewilderment, anxiety, grief. This is a memorable production by a talented cast and production team. See it if you can!"
Explore Reading- "Progress Theatre have made sure the women in this production of Hamlet are not frail. They are pained, they are inspired, they are modern. Go and see their bold take on one of the world’s greatest plays."
The Whitley Pump - "Progress is a theatre with ambition, courage and enthusiastic actors who seem to pull off most theatrical challenges with brio and aplomb...
...I strongly recommend you go and see it."
Cast
Megan Turnell | Hamlet |
John Turner | Claudius |
Liz Paulo | Gertrude |
Kate Shaw | Horatio |
Tanvi Virmani | Ophelia |
Alex Critchley | Laertes |
Richard Tripp | Polonius |
Jim McGuigan | Ghost of Hamlet's father |
Steph Dewar | Marcellus, Player King, Osric |
Tara O’Connor | Bernardo, Player Prologue, Gravedigger 2 |
Emma Doyle | Francisco, Player Queen, Priest |
Mikhail Grozny | Gravedigger 1, Dane |
Izzy Hayden | Rosencrantz |
Chloe Stoakes | Guildenstern |
Claudia Wittkowske | Lucianus, Player |
Directed by Aidan Moran