↓ ABOUT

Aye, there's the point!
Every year without fail, at least once, we pay money to go to the theatre and watch a young man grieve for his father, descend into madness and then destroy himself and everyone around him. We speak of Hamlet's morbid obsessions as if they're alien yet for centuries we have not let the sweet prince say goodnight, so why should he?

In this drastically streamlined reimagining of Shakespeare's most famous and debated play, Montague Basement presents a Hamlet haunted in more way that just one. The memories and legacies of theatre's most prolonged phenomenon will swirl in the prince's mind as he hurtles towards the ultimate performance; "to die, to sleep...."

↓ CAST & CREW

by William Shakespeare
Directed by Saro Lusty-Cavallari
Produced by Imogen Gardam
With Zach Beavon-Collin, Robert Boddington, Christian Byers, Lulu Howes and Patrick Morrow.

↓ REVIEWS

"innovative and creative"

• The AU Review

"the team in this production of Hamlet is determined to locate, in Shakespeare, relevance and resonance for themselves, and subversion it seems, is the only way."

• Suzy Goes See

"thoughtful and powerful"

• Aussie Theatre

"this Hamlet is ultimately one which mirrors Hamlet himself – it feels alive, dangerous; unpredictable"

• The Spell of Waking Hours

"a drama that is beautiful to watch and even more beautiful to think about"

• Honi Soit

"contemporary and shocking"

• Caitlin Gunst

"Aberrance from the original play in [Ophelia's] death is immensely affective, evoking a gut-wrenching response from the audience."

• Upstaged Reviews

"a snappy, engaging 90-minute, five-character version."

• Theatre Red