Hamlet 2017The clash between the new and the old world is raging. Brutal traditions are facing the challenge of knowledge and education, and hierarchies are on the point of toppling, when the ideological, impassioned exchange student, Hamlet returns home from the University of Wittenberg to attend his father’s funeral in Kronborg.
Life goes on as usual at Kronborg – but not for Hamlet. Something inside him has changed. He is excited by new educational ideals and the idea of a modern, responsible human being. But in the castle of his childhood the ancient order prevails: an eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth. Can Crown Prince Hamlet break free of the bloody shackles of tradition and lead his kingdom into a new, more enlightened era? Or is he pre-doomed to fail in his ambitions of enlightenment?
Producer
HamletScenen and London Toast Theatre
Director
Lars Romann Engel
Cast
Cyron Melville, Natalie Madueño, Vivienne McKee, Richard Clothier, Chris Myles, Dominic Tighe, Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Jack Johns, Brett Brown.
Composer
Mike Sheridan
Set and costume designer
Catia Hauberg Engel
Light designer
Mårten K. Axelsson
Language
English with Danish surtitles
Running time
2 hours, 20 minutes including interval
The performance is sponsored by Beckett-Fonden.
HamletScenen and London Toast Theatre
Director
Lars Romann Engel
Cast
Cyron Melville, Natalie Madueño, Vivienne McKee, Richard Clothier, Chris Myles, Dominic Tighe, Oliver Alvin-Wilson, Jack Johns, Brett Brown.
Composer
Mike Sheridan
Set and costume designer
Catia Hauberg Engel
Light designer
Mårten K. Axelsson
Language
English with Danish surtitles
Running time
2 hours, 20 minutes including interval
The performance is sponsored by Beckett-Fonden.