Hamlet
cutting and notes by Lindsay Price from the original by Shakespeare
A one act annotated version of Shakespeare's tragic tale of murder, ghosts and revenge.
About 60 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
24
15 M | 9 W, Doubling Possible
Simple Set
47 pages
In addition to traditional live stage performance rights, Hamlet can also be performed under the following scenarios.
Virtual Performance
A Virtual Performance is a performance on an online web conferencing platform such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Skype, or Google Meets where performers are geographically isolated from one another and not together on a stage.
No audience is physically present with the performers. The audience is logged in to the same web conferencing platform as the performers.
Each time the play is performed for a virtual audience of any size (whether or not admission is charged) constitutes one performance.
Livestream Performance
Productions of Hamlet may be Livestreamed.
All Livestream Performances must be conducted through our Authorized Streaming Partner, BookTix. Please contact BookTix at info@booktix.com for more information about Livestreaming.
A Livestream Performance is a traditional performance that is livestreamed to the Internet as the actors are performing. Instead of watching the show live in the theatre, the audience watches virtually from their home or other location.
All Livestream Performances must be conducted through our Authorized Streaming Partner, BookTix. Please contact BookTix at info@booktix.com for more information about Livestreaming.
A Livestream Performance may be pre-recorded. Recordings for pre-recorded Livestreams may be made if the recording is destroyed at the conclusion of the production. Should the producing organization want to retain the recording for archival purposes, they must purchase a separate Videorecording License from Theatrefolk.
Theatrefolk charges no additional fees for permission to Livestream. However, BookTix will charge nominal fees to the producing organization. Theatrefolk does not have any financial interest in BookTix and does not receive any commission or fees from BookTix.
Theatrefolk cannot be held responsible for any issues, technical, financial, legal, or otherwise, arising from the producing organization’s relationship with BookTix.
Each time the show is Livestreamed (whether performed live or pre-recorded) constitutes one performance.
One license, three ways to use it
Each royalty you purchase can be used as a Traditional Live Stage Performance, Virtual Performance, or Livestream Performance. How you choose to use your performance license is up to you! Performances need not all be of the same type so long as the total number of performances given does not exceed the total number of performances ordered.
How to Order
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Undeniably the most famous play in the English language. The ghost of Hamlet's father orders Hamlet to avenge his murder. Hamlet's inaction leads to madness and tragedy. The play's the thing.
Characters
24
15 Men, 9 Women, Doubling Possible
-
Francisco
[M]
6 lines
- A Solider
-
Bernardo
[M]
8 lines
- A Solider
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Marcellus
[M]
13 lines
- A Solider (officer)
-
Hamlet
[M]
131 lines
- Prince of Denmark, nephew to Claudius. Several Monologues.
-
Claudius
[M]
40 lines
- King of Denmark
-
Gertrude
[W]
29 lines
- Queen of Denmark, Hamlet's mother
-
Ghost
[M]
7 lines
- Hamlet Senior, the ghost of Hamlet's father
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Polonius
[M]
17 lines
- Chief advisor to the King
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Ophelia
[W]
21 lines
- Daughter to Polonius
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Laertes
[M]
29 lines
- Son to Polonius
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Horatio
[M]
4 lines
- Friend to Hamlet
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Rosencrantz
[M]
11 lines
- Childhood friend of Hamlet
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Guildenstern
[W]
14 lines
- Childhood friend of Hamlet
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Osric
[M]
8 lines
- Member of the court
Players (Five players for the dumb show):
- King (M), Queen (W), Poisoner (M), and two followers/dancers (W)
- A Priest [M]
- First Gravedigger [M]
- Second Gravedigger [W]
- A Messenger [W]
- A Gentlewoman [W]
- Lords and Ladies to fill out the court scenes.
- Subgenres
- Shakespeare
- Settings
- 16th Century / Elizabethan
- Dress
- Fantasy costumes Period costumes
- Audience
- Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Variable Cast Size Tableau Masks Opportunity for spectacle Dance Character study Stage combat Variable gender breakdown
- Set
- Simple set
- Cautions
- Adult themes Onstage murder
- Themes
- Betrayal Death Illness/Health Love Parenting/Family Individuality Obedience Morality Revenge Personal responsibility Self-image
- Cross-Curricular Uses
- Shakespeare
- Other uses
- Competition Monologues Audition material Class work Scene work
Prop List
Letter, packet of letters, masks, crown, poison, recorder, swords, knife, flowers, shovels, skull, cup, jug of wine, pearl
Multimedia
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Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.
Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.
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About 60 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
24
15 M | 9 W, Doubling Possible
Simple Set
47 pages