Hamlet, 7–16 April 2022
7–16 April 2022
We’re delighted to share that Bell Shakespeare's Hamlet has been rescheduled to April 2022. We’ve contacted ticketholders with details. If you have any questions, please email CanberraTicketing@act.gov.au or call 02 6275 2700. Hamlet tickets will go on sale as part of a Bell Shakespeare package via their box office on Thursday 21 October 2021. Single tickets will go on sale on Thursday 25 November 2021.Ordered to kill. Tempted to resist. Live or die.
This critically acclaimed production of one of Shakespeare’s most iconic and tragic works, originally programmed for Bell Shakespeare’s 30th anniversary season in 2020, returns to theatres in 2022. Inside the glamorous court of Denmark in the 1960s, a family is torn apart by murder and betrayal. Outside, a country is threatened by Norway. And at the centre of this struggle is a man brimming with anguish. Hamlet is a portrait of a young man struggling with the death of his father, his mother’s hasty remarriage to his uncle, and the vision of his father’s ghost looming in his mind’s eye. A story of revenge, passion and deception, this is a Hamlet for our time. Featuring Harriet Gordon-Anderson as a young man experiencing grief in its most complex and profound state, this is Hamlet told through the lens of pain, loss and betrayal. This is the world of politics, where human desire for retribution quickly becomes a burden to struggle against. Set against a classically timeless backdrop where family cannot be trusted, friendships turn adversarial and the ghost of his father pushes Hamlet’s entire world to its brink. Production Patron: The Low Family FoundationSeason Partner: La Trobe Financial
★★★★½ “This is what Shakespeare should be” – Sydney Morning Herald
“An unmissable triumph” – The Australian
Show details:
Synopsis
7–16 April 2022
We’re delighted to share that Bell Shakespeare’s Hamlet has been rescheduled to April 2022. We’ve contacted ticketholders with details. If you have any questions, please email CanberraTicketing@act.gov.au or call 02 6275 2700.
Hamlet tickets will go on sale as part of a Bell Shakespeare package via their box office on Thursday 21 October 2021. Single tickets will go on sale on Thursday 25 November 2021.
Ordered to kill. Tempted to resist. Live or die.
This critically acclaimed production of one of Shakespeare’s most iconic and tragic works, originally programmed for Bell Shakespeare’s 30th anniversary season in 2020, returns to theatres in 2022.
Inside the glamorous court of Denmark in the 1960s, a family is torn apart by murder and betrayal. Outside, a country is threatened by Norway. And at the centre of this struggle is a man brimming with anguish.
Hamlet is a portrait of a young man struggling with the death of his father, his mother’s hasty remarriage to his uncle, and the vision of his father’s ghost looming in his mind’s eye. A story of revenge, passion and deception, this is a Hamlet for our time.
Featuring Harriet Gordon-Anderson as a young man experiencing grief in its most complex and profound state, this is Hamlet told through the lens of pain, loss and betrayal.
This is the world of politics, where human desire for retribution quickly becomes a burden to struggle against. Set against a classically timeless backdrop where family cannot be trusted, friendships turn adversarial and the ghost of his father pushes Hamlet’s entire world to its brink.
Production Patron: The Low Family Foundation
Season Partner: La Trobe Financial
★★★★½
“This is what Shakespeare should be” – Sydney Morning Herald
“An unmissable triumph” – The Australian
Ticketing Information
Please note, tickets for this event will not be issued immediately. Tickets will be sent closer to the performance date.
Dates
Thursday 7 April, 7pm (Preview)
Friday 8 April, 7pm (Limited availability)
Saturday 9 April, 1pm & 7pm
Sunday 10 April, 4pm
Tuesday 12 April, 6.30pm
Wednesday 13 April, 1pm & 6.30pm
Thursday 14 April, 7pm
Saturday 16 April, 1pm & 7pm
Credits
Director Peter Evans
Designer Anna Tregloan
Lighting Designer Benjamin Cisterne
Composer & Sound Designer Max Lyandvert
Video Designer Laura Turner
Movement & Fight Director Nigel Poulton
Voice & Text Coach Jess Chambers
Dramaturg James Evans
Cast
Hamlet Harriet Gordon-Anderson
Gertrude Lucy Bell
Rosencrantz Jeremi Campese
Ghost / Player King Tony Cogin
Laertes Jack Crumlin
Horatio James Evans
Claudius James Lugton
Guildenstern Jane Mahady
Polonius Robert Menzies
Player Queen Melissa Kahraman
Ophelia Rose Riley
Details
PRESENTED BY:
Bell Shakespeare
CATEGORY:
Theatre
DURATION:
Approximately 190 minutes, including interval.
Additional Information:
Concession prices not available for all shows. Where Concession prices are listed, proof of eligibility for Concession must be presented to Canberra Ticketing staff upon collection of tickets or full price may be charged. Eligible Concession may include Pensioner, Full Time Student, Seniors, Unemployed, Under 27 or Child (15 years and under) and are at the discretion of the show. Not all types of Concessions may apply for the show you have selected.
Seating Plan
COVID-19 SAFETY
At Canberra Theatre Centre, your safety is our priority.
Seating
Our theatre will be operating at the capacity limits set by ACT Health. Our regular seating configuration is in place in the auditorium. You will be sitting next to other patrons in the theatre.
Please remain in your allocated seat during the performance.
Remember to wear a face mask
In line with ACT Health guidelines, you must wear a mask inside the theatre. Read ACT Health’s full face mask requirements here, including instructions on how to correctly wear a face mask.
What else are we doing to keep you safe?
We are taking every precaution to make theatre attendance safe for our staff and patron. It’s important to us that you feel safe and secure before and during your visit to Canberra Theatre Centre, and we know that you have questions about what we’re doing, find out more about what we’re doing to stay safe at the theatre.
NEED TO KNOW
Canberra Ticketing and Canberra Theatre Centre are the authorised ticket sellers for this event
Please be aware that the Canberra Theatre Centre has no obligation to honour tickets purchased via unauthorised re-sellers. If you attend the event with a ticket purchased via an unauthorised re-seller such as Ticketmaster Resale, Viagogo, Ticketbis, eBay, Gumtree, Tickets Australia or otherwise, you may be refused entry to the event.
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