Hamlet(te)

In the kingdom of Denmark, the king dies suddenly of a snakebite, it is said.
Prince Hamlet, sees the specter of his father appear and learns that he has been poisoned by Claudius, his uncle. The prince decides to avenge him. He feigns madness and abandons his fiancée Ophelia, who during their last meeting accidentally kills him...

Hamlet is dead, too soon. The field of possibilities is open. The fourth wall cracks. Ophelia remains alone on stage, gun in hand. How to continue Hamlet without Hamlet?

Clémence Coullon directs this dazzling variation on Hamlet. Questioning and poking fun at theatrical conventions, she plays on the spectator's expectations.
Hamlet(te)is a variation, an exploration of the workings of Shakespearean illusion, its mechanisms and possibilities. The first part draws on the comedic power already contained in the play, without detracting from its tragedy, or its grandiosity. Then there's the accident, not in search of originality, the breakthrough that would mark the umpteenth new staging of Hamlet, but to take seriously the challenge of belief, and question the power of making people believe, the violence of convention, and the power of surprise: how can we go on when everything collapses? How can the unexpected become both the accident that brings you down, but also the opportunity for reinvention.