It was the 29th of March 2014 as two friends sat on a couch, and one of them said "Hey, didn't we speak about doing Hamlet?"; and thus, a theatre group was born. We begun as three mere members, and since then have expanded to our current eight members (though still growing).
We all met through our common interest for theatre and are all experienced in the field as we have practised the art together, some for many years, some for fewer years; and thus we now saw fit to take on the challenge of setting up the great tragedy of Hamlet.
As we are not connected to any theatrical companies, we stand for all parts of the production ourselves; that includes everything from acting and directing to costume, to managing, amongst other things.
We have decided to give the play sort of a different twist by moving it from its original Elizabethan to a more Victorian setting (though still with one or two streaks of Elizabethan). This will show most in the costume, which you will see more about later on.
Hitherto we have mostly read through the script, practised a few scenes and brainstormed ideas; the more serious practise will commence by the end of the summer. (Then there will also be weekly posts about our progress.)
Stay tuned for introductions of the ensemble and their characters, as well as lots of other stuff.~
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