HAMLET/UR HAMLET

Conceived, Adapted and Directed by Rubén Polendo
Dramaturgy by Chris Mills


A continuation of the company's research into fear and the artistic process, this phase of the FEAR CYCLE once more begins with a simple question: As an actor, what would be the most terrifying role you can think of playing?  It is that question which led to the genesis of this piece

In HAMLET/UR HAMLET, Theater Mitu will explore the violence within the pre-Shakespearian Saxon myth of Hamlet; the narrative theology of Saxo Grammaticus' Amleth tale; and the language of William Shakespeare's Hamlet.  The comedy will explore a highly physicalized staging that merges Arabic clowning, Klon Sabadchai (Thai battle drums) and Kalaripayattu (South Indian Martial Art), so as to delve into the self-perpetuating nature of violence; the intrinsic power of family; and the darkest nature of love.