Details
Written between 1599 and 1601. The play, set in Denmark, recounts how Prince Hamlet exacts revenge on his uncle Claudius, who has murdered Hamlet's father, the King, and then taken the throne and married Gertrude, Hamlet's mother. The play vividly charts the course of real and feigned madness - from overwhelming grief to seething rage - and explores themes of treachery, revenge, incest, and moral corruption. Performed in Lithuanian with English surtitles. Duration 195 mins with one intermission
Creatives/Company
Author:
ShakespeareProducer(s):
European Capital of Culture Stavanger 2008 (Norway),
European Capital of Culture Vilnius 2009 (Lithuania),
Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania