Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® have announced the full cast and creative team for their riotous new production of Hamlet, celebrating the company’s 15th anniversary.
The production will run at Leicester Square Theatre from Thursday 7 August to Sunday 21 September, before embarking on a UK tour.
Described as “the story of a privileged, whiny lad who goes a bit bonkers and does some stabbings,” Hamlet gets the Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® treatment, blending classical theatre with unpredictable drunken chaos.
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® has become a global phenomenon, performing to sell-out crowds from Edinburgh to Australia and Boston to Southend. Their unique format features a rotating cast of classically trained actors, with one cast member genuinely inebriated each night.
“15 years ago, Sh!t-faced Shakespeare® set out on the world’s longest bar crawl and have been staggering from theatre to theatre ever since,” said the company.
Making their Sh!t-faced debuts in Hamlet are Josh Bryant-Jones (The Importance of Being Earnest), Aaron Phinehas Peters (Mind Mangler, Eastenders), Kate Roche (Macbeth, The Merchant of Venice), and Shady Murphy (The Taming of the Shrew, Fighting Irish).
Returning cast members include Jamie Sandersfield, John Mitton, Princess Donnough, and Charlie Keable.
The production is directed by Stacey Norris, with choreography by Beth-Louise Priestley and fight choreography by Robbie Capaldi. Set design is by Nicola Jones, lighting by Tom Williams, costumes by Lorna Jean Costumes, and musical arrangement by Emily Stratford.
Producers James Murfitt and Johanna Rigg bring the show to life for Leicester Square Theatre, with marketing by Tom McGregor and PR from ANRPR.
Listings and ticket information can be found here.
