Academy Award nominee® Ruth Negga makes her “mesmerizing” New York theatrical debut with a passionate, critically acclaimed portrayal, featuring an ensemble of leading Irish actors. Under Yaël Farber’s direction, focus shifts from anguish and identity to the power of resistance.
Hamlet contains incense,
Reviews: Hamlet
CRITIC'S PICK! Remarkable...beautiful...Negga has created a portrait of the theatre’s most endlessly analyzed prince that is drawn in lines of lightning.
—NEW YORK TIMES
Vigorously alive...Farber’s imaginative stagecraft is riveting...
—TIME OUT NEW YORK
Negga owns the stage...and she never lets us forget it.
—VOX
A forceful, mesmerizingly atmospheric staging.
—THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Fresh, aching and aflame with life.
—THE OBSERVER
Hamlets don't come much better than this.
—LIGHTING AND SOUND AMERICA
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Hamlet Student Matinee & Workshop
Due to a strong response, the Hamlet Student Matinee is filled. We will start a waitlist in the event of cancellations. Please contact Marilynn at [email protected] or 718-834-8794 x117 to sign up on the waitlist.
St. Ann’s is pleased to offer NYC DOE high school students an opportunity to experience Gate Theatre Dublin’s Hamlet.
A FREE student matinee will be held WED, FEB 26 at 12:30 PM (Approximate Running Time: 3 hours, 15 mins, with one intermission) followed by a post-show Talk Back with cast members.
In addition, we are offering interested schools a complimentary In School Workshop with teaching artist DEVIN HAAQ to prepare students for the performance.
Special Events:
Opening Night | SUN FEB 9
Circle Dinner | TUE FEB 11
Pre-Curtain Cocktails | THURS FEB 13
American Express® Card Member Night | THURS FEB 20
Following the 7:30PM performance, please join us for an exclusive American Express® post-show event.
Hamlet is presented in association with Irish Arts Center.
Production support provided by J.L. Greene Arts Access Fund in The New York Community Trust, The Nancy Malone Trust, National Endowment for the Arts, Culture Ireland, Chris & Liz Hogbin, Marcia Whitaker, Kathleen J. Yoh, V. Hansmann, Stella Strazdas & Hank Forrest.
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