Icarus Theatre Collective in association with Giant Olive Theatre Company presents:

Does revenge absolve murder?

This production of Shakespeare’s most iconic and challenging play goes for the jugular without hesitation.

Treading the line between madness and Machiavellian intrigue, Hamlet seeks to find one moral absolute in a murderous, corrupt world and asks: Can revenge ever justify murder? Did Claudius seduce his mother, snatch the throne, and murder his father?

As Hamlet searches, he argues with himself and anyone who will listen (and many who don’t!): Do I murder the king now or wait for further proof? Are women constant and worthy or flippant and unfaithful? Is life worth living? To be or not to be…

This will be a clear, accessible production of the well known text, perfect for students and adults alike to learn or re-visit the story.

Icarus takes on this challenging and daunting text, arguably the world’s greatest dramatic work, with a nine-person cast in a contemporary style using the original text cut down to around two hours 45 minutes

Creative Team

Director: Max Lewendel
Assistant Director: Bethany Pitts
Production Manager: Caroline Saunders
Asst. Prod. Manager: Louise Ody
Set Designer: Christopher Hone
Costume Designer: TBA
Sound Design: TBA
LX Designer: TBA
Stage Manager: TBA
Graphic Artist: TBA
Asst. Producer: TBA
Photographer: TBA
    
Cast: TBA

About Icarus Theatre Collective:

Icarus is unique as a mid-scale theatre company in that it functions as a collective. A team of highly qualified Producers lead the company under the measured Artistic Direction of company founder Max Lewendel. Each Producer acts part-time on each project and has set tasks and responsibilities. In this way many projects can happen simultaneously and the company maintains a clear, strong Artistic Vision.

Each producer leads one major project at a time. This can be a play, a tour, a major education project, a devised piece, virtually anything approved by the Collective. They act full time for the duration and have a team of part time staff made up of the other Producers in the collective with clearly defined roles.
Artistic Policy

The Icarus Theatre Collective explores the harsh, brutal side of modern and classical drama, creating a contemporary Theatre of the Absurd while maintaining a cohesive, evocative story. Tales of mutilation, rape, and incest are not anathema to us, rather we choose to relish in what others shy away from, show what others daren't, destroy boundaries when others would create rules.

The Icarus Theatre Collective puts the individual artist at the top of its priorities. Paramount to achieving any goal is respect for artists and their differences, commitment to honesty and integrity, and devotion to the work produced.