2018/2019 SEASON | Hit&Myth

The grand ghosts of Elsinore are awakened by an electromagnetic wave, ready to start all over again in THE HAMLET FREQUENCY, a 21st century reimagining of Shakespeare’s story starring Christopher Duthie as Hamlet. Choreographed and directed by Denise Clarke in collaboration with the beautifulyoungartists.

HAMLET FREQUENCY

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

maY 16 - MAY 25, 2019

Rediscover the spirit of Shakepeare's most famous play, HAMLET, as the titular Prince of Denmark seeks vengeance for the murder of his father at the hands of his Uncle Claudius. Prince Hamlet's suspicious mind and haunted nights will hold deep resonance for audiences of Vertigo Theatre. This tale is a ghost story, detective story and revenge story all rolled into one classic plot. Following the smash hit success of MACBETH, we once again present The Shakespeare Company for another macabre reimagining of one of the Bard's greatest works.

HAMLET: A GHOST STORY

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

march 20 - April 13, 2019

mules

world premiere by by Beth GrahaM & Daniela Vlaskalic

Holed up in a washroom in Vancouver’s International Airport, Cindy and Crystal are fighting for their lives. Crystal has a belly full of cocaine and a limited time to get it out of her system and Cindy is trying to keep her violent drug smuggling boyfriend at bay. When the janitor interrupts them, the crisis escalates and their lives are changed forever.

february 15 - march 2, 2019

HAMMERED HAMLET (Drunk shakespeare)

Adapted from the work of

William Shakespeare

What happens when Hamlet has a little too much to drink before swooning audiences with prose and part of the cast begins by consuming enough shots to trip even the most well-trained tongue?

JANUARY 23 - 26, 2019

ROSENCRANTZ & GUILDENSTERN

ARE DEAD

BY TOM STOPPARD

Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is Tom Stoppard’s classic Tony Award-winning black comedy that follows the hilarious and heartfelt antics of two minor characters from Shakepeare’s Hamlet as they question their place in the story and their inevitable fate.

OCTOBER 9 - 21, 2018

Myla Southward, Christopher Hunt, and Julie Orton in Alberta Theatre Projects’ presentation of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. A Shakespeare Company and Hit & Myth Production. Photo: Benjamin Laird. (Set: Scott Reid. Lights: David Fraser. Costumes: Hanne Loosen)

Cast members in Alberta Theatre Projects’ presentation of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. A Shakespeare Company and Hit & Myth Production. Photo: Benjamin Laird. (Set: Scott Reid. Lights: David Fraser. Costumes: Hanne Loosen)

Julie Orton and Myla Southward in Alberta Theatre Projects’ presentation of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. A Shakespeare Company and Hit & Myth Production. Photo: Benjamin Laird. (Set: Scott Reid. Lights: David Fraser. Costumes: Hanne Loosen)

Cast members in Alberta Theatre Projects’ presentation of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. A Shakespeare Company and Hit & Myth Production. Photo: Benjamin Laird. (Set: Scott Reid. Lights: David Fraser. Costumes: Hanne Loosen)

Myla Southward and Julie Orton in Alberta Theatre Projects’ presentation of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. A Shakespeare Company and Hit & Myth Production. Photo: Benjamin Laird. (Set: Scott Reid. Lights: David Fraser. Costumes: Hanne Loosen)

Cast members in Alberta Theatre Projects’ presentation of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. A Shakespeare Company and Hit & Myth Production. Photo: Benjamin Laird. (Set: Scott Reid. Lights: David Fraser. Costumes: Hanne Loosen)

Myla Southward and Tenaj Williams in Alberta Theatre Projects’ presentation of Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard. A Shakespeare Company and Hit & Myth Production. Photo: Benjamin Laird. (Set: Scott Reid. Lights: David Fraser. Costumes: Hanne Loosen)