After earning critical acclaim in its run at DITO Bahay ng Sining in Marikina, Ikarus Productions’ “Hamlet – Theater Play in Manila” now goes to iChill Theater Cafe. Shakespearean play enthusiasts are surely in for a treat.

Billed as one of the toughest roles ever conceptualized onstage, Hamlet is about the prince pushed to the edge of sanity upon seeing his mother, Gertrude, marry his uncle, Claudius, shortly after his father, King Hamlet, died. It made him suspicious of the couple regarding the real reason behind his father’s death. In the course of hanging on to whatever is left of his sanity, Hamlet then plotted revenge first by putting the couple in a compromising position and later, murder.

Cast, “Hamlet – Theater Play in Manila”

HAMLET                              Kuya Manzano
CLAUDIUS                          Giancarlo Patelo IV
GERTRUDE                         Natalia Go
POLONIUS                           Andre Alcantara
LAERTES                             Sky Abundo
OPHELIA                             Danielle de Leon
HORATIO                            Jan Leyson

Director Jay Crisostomo IV shared on Fringe Manila the point of view he used in presenting Hamlet. “It is a story which must be told with the ferocity of its topic but with also the gentleness of its protagonist. Hamlet screams ‘Murther!’ but before that final scream was the million-billion struggles which comes from the meek heart of a boy.” In the course of mourning the loss of his father, he inadvertently pushed the remaining parent away.

Tickets for “Hamlet – Theater Play in Manila” are available at the counter – Php400 for the ticket only and Php500 for tickets that included drinks for the following play dates and times:

March 13, 2015 at 8pm
March 14, 2015 at 8:30pm
March 15, 2015 at 4pm

Press members with an official webpage or medium can come for free. Send a PM request reservation with the link of your media at our official Facebook page, iChill Theater Cafe, or at our Twitter account here. Limited slots only so place in your reservations while they are still available.