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National Theatre (UK) tour primary schools with their specially adapted HAMLET
During February and March 2023, the (UK) National Theatre will be touring with their production of Hamlet, which has been adapted for children aged 8–12, to schools across the country. This 65-minute version of the play provides an accessible first introduction to Shakespeare. Children seeing the production will also have the opportunity to participate…
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Billy Howle ‘s HAMLET will be in UK movie theatres soon
One of Observer’s Top 10 Theatre shows of 2022, director John Haidar’s visceral retelling of HAMLET, starring Brit actor Billy Howle. Howle made his acting debut in the E4 television series Glue. and then went on to co-starred in The Sense of an Ending and the miniseries The Witness for the Prosecution . His film credits also…
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HAMLET 2023 a Abrahamse and Meyer production in Cape Town, South Africa
The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark, is a tragedy written by William Shakespeare and is considered among the “most powerful and influential tragedies in the English language”, with a story capable of “seemingly endless retelling and adaptation by others”. Wednesday, March 1st sees a new production by South Africa’s award-winning theater company Abrahamse and…
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Queerguru’s Andrew Hebden reviews THIS BITTER EARTH “enormously satisfying on all levels”
The Bitter Earth ★★★★ White Bear Theatre, London Do you feel safe? Right now? Where you are and who you are? If you do, do you know what you have? Harrison David Rivers’ remarkable This Bitter Earth, directed by Peter Cieply, evokes what a privilege it is to feel safe. It is the…
