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. Based on the first ever published version of Shakespeare's play, Hamlet: first cut promises to be fase-paced Godfather type thriller which fields Red Shift's largest cast ever. Set in an errie futuristic world, this is an enthralling story of revenge, where a striking post industrial landscape of steel obelisks enhances a world which is governed by surveillance cameras and paranoia: Blade Runner meets 1984. Duration approx 2hrs 30mins including interval.| 1 Oct 99 to 2 Oct 99 | Brewery Arts Centre Kendal, Cumbria Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Sep 99 | Motherwell Theatre Motherwell, North Lanarkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 31 Aug 99 to 4 Sep 99 | Brighton Komedia Brighton, East Sussex Performance Details => Venue archive |
