STC Ed presents
Hamlet
by William Shakespeare
To be or not to be...
A father murdered, a mother remarried, friendships tested, Hamlet struggles to come to terms with grief in a world turned upside down. Talented actress Sophie Ross plays a teenage Hamlet in a modern twist on Shakespeare's classic revenge tragedy. Condensed and action-packed this vibrant 100 minute Hamlet has been created especially for your students. Shakespeare's language, live music and modern references combine to create rich stimulus for discussions on interpretation and a fantastic introduction to Shakespeare.
Why book?
*A fantastic introduction to Shakespeare - clear, immediate and relevant to your students.
*Great links for discussing interpretations with HSC Advanced English: Critical Study of Text.
*Hamlet as you've never seen her before!
WHARF 2
Cost: $21/student
Duration: 1 hour & 40 mins
Suits: Yrs 7-12
Curriculum Links:
English - HSC Advanced: Critical Study of Text, Stages 4&5 Shakespearean Drama, HSC Belonging
Drama - Stages 4&5 Shakespearean Drama, Tragedy
History - Elizabethan Age
Cross-curriculum - Gender
Resources: Comprehensive student and teacher resources provided
Reviews
This Hamlet is a breath of fresh Danish air. A brisk, scintillating and wonderfully alive production that ought to be enjoyed by theatregoers of all ages
- Darryn King, Time Out Sydney
A Hamlet as thrilling and thought-provoking as you could wish for
- Diana Simmonds, StageNoise
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Hello, i am looking forward to comng to sydney to see Naomi Edwards Transformation of the play "Hamlet", Best of Luck to everyone hoping it will be a good production - Tyler
I went to see this play with my school and I absolutely loved it. Rosencrantz and Guildstern were absolutely hilarious :DD - Courtney
I saw Hamlet with my school and thought it was fantastic! My first shakespeare play that i've seen professionally performed. It was easy to understand, well adapted and expertly performed. Thanks so much to everyone involved! - Jen
First of all I would like to say that I enjoyed the production very much. Also I would like say that the actor that portrayed hamlet was amazing! Thanks very much for the opportunity to see this amazing play - Reece
AMAZING it was absolutly amazing i loved all of it apart from the fact i had no idea what they were saying or what they were goin on about. yer it was excellent - Jess
we think that your play of Hamlet was extramly exellent and creative. we enjoyed it a lot. we found that the blood was a relly good effect - Mitchell & Jarrod
this play was amazing . i loved it . i would see it a milliom more times. the character's were amazing and i loved how Hamlet was a girl. i wouldn't change anything because it was fantastic!! - Cherellen
I went to see it with my Drama class with mrs west yestrday it was fantastic the actors/actresses were amazing and the stage performance was set just perfect. If i had to change something i would change the language most of the class didnt understand some of it i understood it because ive studied shakespeare but it was just amazing it was funny, dramatic and a great newage version of hamlet. WELL DONE! - Shaylie
I loved most of the play, the acting was amazing i loved the costumes, however, with the boxes as props and using the same actors in different roles was kind of confusing. - Harmony
Hi i absolutely loved the hamlet performance.I thought the actors and actoress's did a fantastic job of the play and i thought hamlet was a great play. I loved it because it was so loud so everyone could hear the music and sounds went really well with the show and it had a little humour in it as well which is amazing thanks to the actors and actoress's for a great and exiting show - Mikaela
the play was very intersting i enjoyed it XD - Jacob
hey I looved it ALOT. thanks for the great show. AWESOME job :D - Taylah
Just got home from seeing this play and it was really awesome! The acting was absolutely brilliant and the music was so good! 5/5 from me. :) - Milly