HAMLETSCENEN
WORLD-CLASS PERFORMING ARTS
HAMLETSCENEN READY FOR A NEW SEASON
OF WORLD-CLASS THEATRE
HamletScenen is ready for the summer and tickets are now on sale for this year’s
Shakespeare Festival at Hamlet’s Castle. It will be a diverse firework display with everything
from internationally acclaimed theatre ensembles to world-class film, dance and music. All
theatre performances will be accompanied by surtitles in both Danish and English.
Read more about the Festival below
We will also be presenting mimetic puppet theatre for all ages and nationalities at
Kronborg Castle, when Shakespeare Puppets at Hamlet’s Castle take the stage with their
critically acclaimed puppet version of King Lear.
Buy your ticket here , and read more about the production here
As a special feature this year, in collaboration with Kulturværftet, we are presenting a
completely new production, The Maze of Hamlet: an adventurous journey into a mysterious
no man’s land between fantasy and reality in a poetic inferno of 3D film, music, humour and
theatre. Mimetic theatre for all ages and nationalities.
Buy your ticket here, and read more about the production here
FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
HAMLET
Performance dates: 1 August - 4 August at 8.00 pm.
Language: German with Danish and English surtitles
HamletScenen and the internationally acclaimed theatre company, Staatsschauspiel Dresden set the scene for an
irreverent Hamlet cocktail of memorial ceremony and rock concert. Prepare to be astonished and indulged, as the
tragedy is brought to life in an unrivalled potpourri of video, rock and roll and dazzling acting. The ensemble will
shove Shakespeare and Kronborg Castle in a new and startling direction.
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In cooperation with Goethe-Institut Dänemark - www.goethe.de/danmark
DIAGNOSIS: HAMLET
Performance dates: 5 August - 6 August at 9.00 pm
Language: Catalan with Danish and English surtitles.
HamletScenen and the acclaimed ensemble, Companyia Pelmànec invite you to a therapeutic meltdown of Shakespeare’s classic drama, Hamlet. Unleash your madness, shake yourself to the core and prepare to be thrilled in a
vortex of acting and life-sized puppets, as you dive into the darkest ocean of Hamlet’s mind. This is a puppet play
with fatal consequences.
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THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Screening date: 8 August at 9.00 pm
Language: English with Danish subtitles
HamletScenen invites you to a magical evening of Shakespearean cinema with this classic version of The Merchant
of Venice. Prepare to be captivated by the romance and broken-hearted by the cruelty when Shylock tricks Antonio
into a savage loan. So sit back, if you dare, and enjoy Shakespeare’s tale of the dark aspects of mankind, as night
descends over Hamlet’s Castle.
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SHAKESPEARE IN CONCERT
Performance date: 9 August 2015 at 8.00 pm.
HamletScenen rounds off this year’s Shakespeare Festival with a musical firework display of works from the classical and modern repertoire in the company of internationally acclaimed singers and dancers, and budding stars. We
invite you to join us on a musical tour of Shakespeare’s universe accompanied by a spectrum of gripping, powerful
musical works.
Buy your ticket here, and read more about the production here
In cooperation with Danish People’s Aid - www.folkehjaelp.dk
MORE INFORMATION
Morten Bech Jensen // Communication Officer // [email protected] // +45 4922 6977
HamletScenen // Kronborg 13B // 3000 Helsingør // Denmark // www.hamletscenen.dk