LARP
Hamlet
Date
@ 7 p.m.
Location
Turnbull House, Wellington, New Zealand
Notes

Run at Turnbull House, Wellington, New Zealand

Description

by Shifting Forest Storyworks.

This adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet is set the day after Hamlet accidentally kills Polonius. Hamlet is about to be sent away to England in a few hours, and will not have another chance to kill Claudius perhaps for years. The majority of the court, Ophelia included, has been told that Polonius accidentally fell down the stairs.

At the queen's insistence a small gathering is held to send Hamlet off. In the middle of it all, Laertes returns unexpectedly, demanding to see his father.

Very basic familiarity with the plot and characters is required for players. The Director should have read the play.