Congratulations to our playwright, Rex Obano,
on being longlisted for the Alfred Fagon Awards!

The Hamlet Voyage

Coming Summer 2022 - Workshops Summer & Autumn 2021

The Hamlet Voyage is a new play about the first recorded performance of Hamlet, which was acted by sailors in 1607 off the coast of Sierra Leone for local West African dignitaries, on the first English voyage to reach India.

The play will examine this cross-cultural encounter that took place before England became deeply involved in the Atlantic slave trade, before the age of British imperialism, and before Shakespeare became a global name. Together with the audience, we will imagine how history might have turned out differently and where we go from here.

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We will perform on a replica sailing ship, The Matthew, in July 2022, the 415th anniversary of the original Hamlet performance. From there, we will transfer to the replica of Sir Francis Drake's ship The Golden Hinde in London, as well as select indoor venues.

Pics from our first workshop exploring the script and uses of puppetry in the storytelling.

Meet the Team

Ben Prusiner

Director

Neuza Pereira Sa

Assistant Director

Rex Obano

Writer

Pamela Schermann

Producer

Anurupa Roy

Designer &

Puppetry Director

Parvati Sharma

Dramaturge:

Mughal History

Jeevan Singh

Music Director

Joseph Bangura

Dramaturge:

Temne Culture

David Dravie-John

Movement Director

Laurence Publicover

Dramaturge:

Shakespeare & Maritime History

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to all our supporters including

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