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Hamlette

Hamlette

by Allison Williams

Imagine if you will that "Hamlet" was not "Hamlet" at all, but "Hamlette" - a woman!

This play is a twisty-turny interpretation of the classic Danish tale. Why spend four hours telling the story when five actors can get the job done in thirty minutes?

Great for competitions. Elsinore has never been this funny!

Comedy Classical Adaptation Shakespeare Student Directors

Average Producer Rating:

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

Running Time
About 30 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
5 Characters
1 M | 1 F | 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 13
Set
Simple Set
Length
20 pages
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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.

5 Characters
1 M, 1 F, 3 Any Gender, Expandable to 13

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character - with the exception of HAMLETTE - and modify pronouns accordingly.


Actor 1
HOST, QUEEN/KING, FRANCISCO, REFEREE [A] 9, 24, 4, 1 lines

Actor 2
HORATIO, 2nd PLAYER [A] 29, 3 lines

Actor 3
GHOST, POLONIUS [M] 12, 16 lines

Actor 4
BERNARDO, LAERTES, OPHELIA, PLAYER [A] 6, 11, 6, 5 lines

Actor 5
HAMLETTE [F] 45 lines

Praise for Hamlette

Zachary Roberts
North Raleigh Christian Academy
Students had a blast working on this play and learned so much about Hamlet!
KAREN PIONKE
Vikinkg Middle School
Humor worked with both young and young at heart! :)
Simon McAllister
Groves Academy
This is a great play. It checks many of the boxes required for a high school, one-act play competition. You can keep it simple or add sets and costumes.

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