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‘The play’s the thing’. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Are you watching closely? Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one.
Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (The Father and the Assassin, Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.
★★★★★ ‘Exactly the kind of Hamlet you would hope to see at The National Theatre’ Broadway World
★★★★ ‘Sharp, stylish and darkly funny’ All That Dazzles
★★★★ Abeysekera’s Hamlet is charming, cheeky and cunning’ The Upcoming
Estimated Run Time 2 hours 50 minutes including interval
Doors open 45 minutes before showtime. Please arrive early.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by a guardian when attending a King’s Theatre event.

[email protected]
902-532-7704
‘The play’s the thing’. Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Are you watching closely? Trapped between duty and doubt, surrounded by power and privilege, young Prince Hamlet dares to ask the ultimate question – you know the one.
Olivier Award-winner Hiran Abeysekera (The Father and the Assassin, Life of Pi) is Hamlet in this fearless, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. National Theatre Deputy Artistic Director, Robert Hastie (Standing at the Sky’s Edge, Operation Mincemeat) directs this sharp, stylish and darkly funny reimagining.
★★★★★ ‘Exactly the kind of Hamlet you would hope to see at The National Theatre’ Broadway World
★★★★ ‘Sharp, stylish and darkly funny’ All That Dazzles
★★★★ Abeysekera’s Hamlet is charming, cheeky and cunning’ The Upcoming
Estimated Run Time 2 hours 50 minutes including interval
Doors open 45 minutes before showtime. Please arrive early.
Children under 12 must be accompanied by a guardian when attending a King’s Theatre event.
| Rated: E - Exempt. Contains material not subject to classification |

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Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
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902-532-7704
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