Company Theatre Mumbai
Hamlet the Clown Prince
performed in English and Gibberish with no surtitles
Wed 16 - Sat 19 Mar 2011 7.30pm
Theatre: £15 (£12), Under 26s £10
Production Company: Company Theatre Mumbai
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CloseShakespeare’s best known play is brought vividly to life as a bunch of clowns attempt to put on their own production.
As they try to understand it they make a mess of the work, sometimes misinterpreting the text, sometimes making a mess of the order of things as if the pages of the script got mixed up, sometimes confusing their own lives with their fictional characters. But through it all they are simply looking for the essence of Hamlet and trying to find a context for our own times.
Hamlet the Clown Prince swept the boards at the Mahindra Excellence in Theatre Awards, India’s most prestigious theatre prize, winning best play, best director (Rajat Kapoor) and best actor (Atul Kumar).
“Whether you’re a Shakespeare fan or new to the work you’ll be captivated by the humour, beauty and physical energy of a ‘roller coaster’ ride with jesting and seriousness, love and abandonment, past and present and joy and anger.” Jakarta Times
Dates & Times
| Wed 16 Mar | Theatre | 7:30pm | ||
| Thu 17 Mar | Theatre | 7:30pm | ||
| Fri 18 Mar | Theatre | 7:30pm | ||
| Sat 19 Mar | Theatre | 7:30pm |
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Hamlet the Clown Prince
1 Comment
I wasn't too sure to start with, but once I'd worked out what was going on (well, more or less) I really enjoyed this weird version of Hamlet. It was very strange, but it was also funny - and it made me want to go and see a more standard version of Hamlet, and then come back and watch this version again. I don't generally like clowns at all, but these were loveable and funny, and also very human. If you get a chance, go and see it!
blackthorn at 7:44pm on Fri 18th Mar 2011