A wild night of geekery coming to Newcastle
Super
Hamlet 64
Newcastle
Alphabetti Theatre
Wednesday
18th & Thursday 19th July 2018
A
comedy spoken word show about videogames and death, based on Shakespeare's
famous tragedy.
3 years ago poetry slam winner Edward/Edalia Day set about
rewriting Hamlet using only videogame quotes. 400 hours of playing later
they've come up with the wildest Shakespeare experience you're ever likely to
see.
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| Photo: Andy Byrne |
"Day never
ceased to impress…like a man possessed at times, effortlessly switching between
characters…for me, the best original play I have seen." ★★★★★ Theatre Bath
Singing ghosts, philosophical zombie shootouts and an epic
boss battle between a Samurai sword wielding Ophelia and a giant mechanical
beast are just a handful of the surprising turns the show takes but Edalia says
despite how surreal the play is they're keen to stay true to the themes of the
original piece.
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| Photo: Bill Jackson |
"Hamlet is about a boy struggling to cope with death.
Videogames are a medium where you die a million times but never truly
die."
Combining classical text with modern poetry, the show also
dissects modern ideas of privilege, gender and mortality.
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| Photo: Andy Byrne |
Edward/Edalia is a trans/non-binary spoken word artist,
animator and theatre maker based in Norwich. They trained in mime at the
revered Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris have performed in a wealth of Shakespeare
with notable roles including Bottom, Malvolio, Hamlet, Prospero and King Lear.
Their first show, In The Surface of a Bubble used martial arts and masks to tell
the story of where our dreams come from and this year they're also touring Too
Pretty To Punch which tackles transphobia.
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| Photo: Bill Jackson |
Inspired by films like Scott Pilgrim Vs The World and full
of retro animation and comedy songs, Super Hamlet 64 is fast paced retelling of
Shakespeare's most famous tragedy.
Nominated for best new writing, best production and best
actor at the Buxton Fringe.
"Clever,
intriguing but funny and dark in equal measure, this piece provides a detached
appraisal of the conflicting rules we live by." ★★★★ West End Wilma (on In The
Surface of a Bubble)
"Day’s language
is a flower-bomb of rich, thought-provoking imagery, it truly pushes the
boundaries of the imagination." ★★★★
A younger theatre (on In The Surface Of A Bubble) Supported
using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.
On The
Web:
Twitter: www.twitter.com/eddydaylia
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eddydaylia/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/Eddylonglegs
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eddydaylia/
Cast/Crew:
Performer/Writer: Edward Day
AV design: Darius Powell
Pixel Art: David Cousens
Animators: Edward Day and Darius Powell
Set Design: Darius Powell
Lighting Design: David Calder
Composer: Edward Day
Stage Manager: David Calder
Tickets:
Wednesday & Thursday, 18th
& 19th July
Alphabetti
Theatre, St James Boulevard, Newcastle, NE1 4HP
7:30pm
(Running time 1 hour 45 minutes)
Tickets £7
Available
from
https://www.alphabettitheatre.
Edward will also be running a workshop on
Comedy Shakespeare on the 19th of July at the same venue, 2-4pm, £8
Details: https://www.alphabettitheatre.
Details: https://www.alphabettitheatre.
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