Meno Fortas Presents

Hamlet

From Vilnius, Lithuania

Performed in Lithuanian

Saturday 2 June 2.30pm

Sunday 3 June 12.00pm & 7.30pm

Legendary Lithuanian director Eimuntas Nekrošius’ Hamlet is one of the most celebrated Shakespearean productions of our age, and is now coming to London for the first time – for three performances only.

Nekrošius’ work, universally regarded as a new chapter in theatre history, engages with the sheer diversity of human nature, at once funny and violent, visceral and light-hearted, and always deeply compelling.

First performed in May 1997 and many years in the making, this production of Hamlet, which stars Lithuania’s number one rock star Andrius Mamontovas as the prince in his first acting role, has received worldwide acclaim. It has toured extensively around the world and has become one of the most successful and important productions of a Shakespeare play not just in Lithuania, or Europe, but throughout the world.

Meno Fortas was established on January 28, 1998, on the initiative of theatre director Eimuntas Nekrošius, Nadežda Gultiajeva and The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania. Alongside productions by the company’s Artistic Director Eimuntas Nekrošius, Meno Fortas also plays host to a constant stream of international and Lithuanian artists, who rehearse and make work in the theatre.

Encompassing political intrigue and sexual obsession, philosophical reflection and violent action, tragic depth and wild humour, Hamlet is the fullest expression of Shakespeare’s genius. Learning of the king his father’s death, Hamlet comes home to find his uncle married to his mother and installed on the Danish throne. At night, the ghost of the old king demands that Hamlet avenge his ‘foul and most unnatural murder’ – a demand which the procrastinating prince struggles to fulfill.

Meno Fortas’s Hamlet is one of the productions within Globe to Globe – all 37 of Shakespeare’s plays in 37 different languages in a kaleidoscopic, six week festival at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre. Tickets for Globe to Globe start at just £5, and a series of multibuy schemes are in place, including the Yard Olympian which will allow you to see all 38 productions for just £100. Globe to Globe is part of the World Shakespeare Festival – a celebration of Shakespeare as the world’s playwright.

For further information on Globe to Globe please contact Meg Dobson at Shakespeare’s Globe on 020 7902 1482 meg.d@shakespearesglobe.com

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BOOKING INFORMATION

BY PHONE: 020 7401 9919

ONLINE (transaction fee applies): www.shakespearesglobe.com

SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside, London, SE1 9DT.

PRICES

Yard (standing) £5

Lower/Middle/Upper Galleries (seated) £10, £15, £25, £35

Seating plans vary for each performance; for details please ask Box Office staff or consult online seating plans at the time of booking.

Please note that there is no seat in the theatre from which the view is not obscured at some point.

SPECIAL OFFERS

YARD OLYMPIAN

See all 38 productions, with the best view in the house, for just £100 (saving up to £90).

MULTIBUYS AND REWARDS PASSPORT

Book for more than one show at the same time to qualify for a multibuy discount. With a Rewards Passport you can also collect stamps to claim further bonuses. For more information please ask at Box Office or see the website.

CONCESSIONS

Under 18s £3 off all seats.

Disabled patrons Half-price seats for disabled patrons plus one companion if required.

Under 3s free.