Lost Dog - The Last Hamlet

They cancelled Hamlet. He showed up anyway

What if this was the last performance of Hamlet, after which Shakespeare’s play would never be performed again? This is the bold challenge taken up by Ben Duke and his company, Lost Dog.

Hamlet bears a heavy responsibility for the ills of our time: he is depressed, violent and guilty of choosing procrastination over action. Having learned his drama has been cancelled, he is taking to the stage one last time.  He’s worked up some new material and he’s hoping to persuade us to let him stay. But in Lost Dog’s hands, nothing is sacred. Shakespeare’s most iconic character becomes the starting point for a darkly comic exploration of existence, love, revenge, and the stories we can’t seem to escape – no matter how hard we try.

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