Hamlet in Frequently Asked Questions
2-11 March 2012:  New Zealand International Arts Festival, Downstage Theatre
28 March-13 April (dates TBC): Q Theatre, Auckland
10-21 July 2012:  The Street Theatre, Canberra, Australia

In Frequently Asked Questions, an insomniac called Hamlet discovers a script documenting the end of his life, and begins some serious late-night soul-searching. 'What a piece of work is a man?', 'To be, or not to be?'  These are his FAQs.  And Hamlet can't sleep until he knows.

Developed in collaboration with writers Natalie Medlock and Dan Musgrove, this semi-autobiographical work promises to deliver a thrilling fusion of youthful inspiration with virtuosic skill and experience.

Hurst melds his mastery of the Shakespearean form with an irreverent comic edge, darting back and forward between classical poetry and self-effacing banter with startling sleight of hand.  One moment Hamlet questions his existence over a box of noodles; the next he is in conversation with himself as Macbeth, Othello, and King Lear invade his room and relive their own death scenes in front of him.  All of this builds to an unforgettable battle sequence in which Hurst unleashes 30 years of stage combat experience... on himself.

Frequently Asked Questions is Shakespeare as you've never seen it.

For more information and to book:  Click here for the International Festival, and here for The Street Theatre.  Check back for booking at Q Theatre.