NZ Int'l Arts Festival 12 - FAQ
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Celebrated actor Michael Hurst joins forces with two of New Zealands freshest young writers in this innovative new solo work, set in the Shakespearean afterlife.
In Frequently Asked Questions an insomniac called Hamlet discovers a script documenting the end of his life, and begins some serious late-night soul-searching. What a piece of work is a man? To be, or not to be? These are his FAQs. And Hamlet cant sleep until he knows.
Writers Natalie Medlock and Dan Musgrove have been working in collaboration with Hurst since early 2010 to develop this semi-autobiographical work. With cameos from some of the Bards greatest characters and a climax where Hurst unleashes 30 years of stage combat experience on himself, Frequently Asked Questions is Shakespeare as youve never seen it.
In Frequently Asked Questions an insomniac called Hamlet discovers a script documenting the end of his life, and begins some serious late-night soul-searching. What a piece of work is a man? To be, or not to be? These are his FAQs. And Hamlet cant sleep until he knows.
Writers Natalie Medlock and Dan Musgrove have been working in collaboration with Hurst since early 2010 to develop this semi-autobiographical work. With cameos from some of the Bards greatest characters and a climax where Hurst unleashes 30 years of stage combat experience on himself, Frequently Asked Questions is Shakespeare as youve never seen it.
