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. Hamlet -First Cut promises to be a fast-paced Godfather-type thriller. Set in an eerie futurist world, a bleak post, industrial landscape of steel obelisks governed by surveillance cameras and paranoia, Blade Runner meets 1984.| 29 Sep 99 to 30 Sep 99 | Darlington Arts Centre Darlington, County Durham Performance Details => Venue archive |
