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Hamlet by William Shakespeare
The Prince of Denmark, is home from school to mourn the death of his father, King Hamlet, who has died two months earlier. Hamlet is disgusted by the marriage of his newly widowed mother, Queen Gertrude, to his Uncle, King Hamlet's brother, Claudius, who now has the throne.
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This new production sees Shakespeare's classic text set within a reoccurring nightmare which Hamlet can't escape.
Rikki Henry staged William Shakespeare's more than 400 year old tragedy of revenge quickly, revealingly and full of original ideas.
The young British director Rikki Henry decided on a special trick at the start of the season...
A visually impressive implementation, which is very close to Shakespeare, yet convinces in its timelessness
Rikki Henry's Hamlet production, which premiered on Friday at the Lower Austria State Theater. With large stage pictures...a lot of noise and humor, the production is thoroughly modern.
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