1990 show poster

Written by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Lorraine Allen
Produced by Drama Tech Theatre

September 1989; March 1990

Following his success with Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Tom Stoppard takes the most well-known and best-loved lines from Shakespeare's Hamlet to create a hilarious version of the play that lasts a mere 13 minutes, followed by an encore which is a 2-minute version of the play. The multitude of original characters are played by only six actors and some hectic doubling makes for an irreverent romp through the Bard's work.

In the 1989 production the encore was performed with the actors lined up, dropping to the floor as their character died. In the revival (reprisal!) six months later, the actors performed it using sock puppets which were tossed unceremoniously to the floor as each character was killed. Punch and Judy do iambic pentameter!