Cast
Richard Higgins, Matt Kelly, Olivia Charalambous
Credits
Creator Richard Higgins, Matt Kelly & Declan Greene
Director Declan Greene
Designer Renée Mulder
Lighting Design Verity Hampson
Composer & Sound Designer Jed Palmer
Kidault superstars The Listies are back with their side-splittingly clever badaptation of Shakespeare’s classic, made just for kids.
A very cheeky, very clever, utterly irreverent riff on Hamlet – made especially for children. The Listies, maestros of children’s entertainment, have pulled apart Shakespeare’s classic and glued it back together with hilarious costumes, loads of silliness and plenty of interactivity.
Hamlet is already full of things kids love in a good story: ghosts, castles, sword fights, bodily fluids and spooky stuff. Add to the mix some supersonic gags and expertly timed stage magic and you have a brilliantly disguised Shakespearean tragedy for everyone aged five and over.
And that’s not all… expect bonus pillow fights, pirates, ninjas, ninja pirates, aliens, ninja pirate aliens, zombies and a bunch of other hilarious stuff as The Listies take kids and their adults on a fun-filled hour of theatre. The only thing we can be sure of is that everyone dies at the end – including the audience!
Available for Education Bookings only
Daily Review
"If you want your kids to have fun at the theatre and fall for all its magic, get them to a Listies show as soon as possible… Nobody else makes Shakespeare this fun"
ArtsHub
"this is Hamlet with everything you could have wanted and more, and it’s the perfect way to introduce a young person o the magic and chaos of theatre, as well as to the work of Shakespeare"
Sunday Telegraph
"One of the funniest introductions to Shakespeare imaginable"
Sunday Telegraph
"In short, it’s hilarious"
Stage Whispers
"Funny, entertaining and full of energy and imagination"
Cast & Credits
EDUCATION BOOKING AND RESOURCES
Education Performance Dates
Wednesday 11 October 2023 at 10:15am
Wednesday 11 October 2023 at 1pm
Thursday 12 October 2023 at 10:15am
Thursday 12 October 2023 at 1pm
Education Tickets & Pricing
$25 ea
1 teacher free for every 20 students booked. For further information and to book please contact our Education Booking Officer or fill in our Education Booking Form.
SUITABLE FOR YEARS 1 – 6
(STAGES 1 – 3)
Curriculum Links and Resources
Download The Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark Curriculum Links
Download the Hamlet: Prince of Skidmark Education Kit
Schools Ticket Subsidy Program
Thanks to the Packer Family Foundation, eligible schools will receive $10 per ticket off of the full school’s price for this production. Please apply for the Education Ticket Subsidy via the School Subsidy Booking Form. Your subsidy request is dependent on your school’s ICSEA score.
For more details about How to Book, Excursion & Accessibility For Education
Accessibility
In English
Wheelchair accessible
Companion Card accepted
Assistive Hearing system available (FM)
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Additional Ticketing Information
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