Super Hamlet 64
Available to watch online: www.gumroad.com/edaliaday
Price: £2.99 or pay what you want above that.
Subtitled/Audio described.
A comedy spoken word show about videogames and Shakespeare.
Inspired by films like Scott Pilgrim Vs The World, Tron and Wreck it Ralph, and with references to almost every videogame ever made, Super Hamlet 64 is fast paced retelling of Shakespeare’s most famous play, full of live music, interactive video projection, 90s nostalgia and comedy songs.
Lecoq trained Edalia Day couples Shakespeare's soliloquies with modern poetry, in this high octane comedy, exploring ideas of adulthood, ambition, gender and our fragile relationship with technology.
★★★★★ “Day never ceased to impress, effortlessly switching between characters…the best original play I have seen.” - Theatre Bath
★★★★★ "Thrillingly funny and highly inventive."
★★★★ "A cleverly written piece of theatre that makes an excellent use of technology"
"Day is a tour de force"
“A total blast. Witty and playful with a super kinetic central performance. A really fun, geeky hour.”
"For the purist Shakespeare fan, I suspect that this was an intolerable bastardisation of a beloved script."
Duration: 1 hour, 20 minutes + interval.
Suitable for ages 7 and up.
Writer/Performer/Animator: Edalia Day
Pixel Art: David Cousens
Set Design: Darius Powell
Stage manager: David Calder
Animator: Darius Powell
Title music: Dan Bottomley
Past performances:
2021
Havant - The Spring Arts and Heritage Centre
2019
Ely Library - Library Presents rural touring scheme
2018
Norwich Game's Festival
Oxford - Burton Taylor Studio - Offbeat Festival
Birmingham - Old Joint Stock
Newcastle - Alphabetti
Bristol - Alma Tavern and Theatre
London - Cockpit Theatre - Camden Fringe
Oxford - Arts at the Old Firestation
Norwich - The Garage
Bromsgrove - Artrix
Nottingham Writers Studio
Bath - Rondo Theatre
Swindon Poetry Festival - Richard Jefferies buildin
Croydon - The Heart of Gaming
2017
Purton - Bradon Forest Theatre
Brighton Fringe - The Warren: Studio 2
Ipswich - Avenue Theatre
Wandsworth Fringe - The Cat’s Back
Swindon - Shoebox Theatre
Bath Fringe - Rondo Theatre
Chippenham - The Cause
Buxton Fringe - Green Man Gallery
Greater Manchester Fringe - The Kings Arms
2016
Ipswich - Avenue Theatre (work in progress performance)
