The Old Grey Men Play Hamlet
The Old Grey Men play Hamlet by The Puppetry Company Kattas Figurteater Ensemble is a madcap version of Shakespeare's Hamlet.
It opened in June 2009 in Papirhuset Teater in the Norwegian town of Tønsberg.
Information
(Objekt ID 281)| Object type | Production |
| Produced by | The Puppetry Company Kattas Figurteater Ensemble |
| Based on | Hamlet AKA The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark by William Shakespeare |
| Audience | Children (from 10) |
| Language | Norwegian |
| Keywords | Puppetry |
| Website | Kattas Figurteater Ensemble |
Requirements to venue
| Blackout | No |
In The Old Grey Men play Hamlet by The Puppetry Company Kattas Figurteater Ensemble the audience meets the old grey men, a whole collection of small, grey men created by Jon Mihle. The game and the battle between the actors is an addition from Kattas to Hamlet by William Shakespeare.
The Old Grey Men play Hamlet is also about the performers in The Puppetry Company Kattas Figurteater Ensemble, about their relations to each other and the characters they play.
The performance is supported by Arts Council Norway, the county of Vestfold, The Audio Visual Fund and The Fund for Performing Artists.
Sources:
Kattas Figurteater Ensemble, 21.10.2010, http://www.kattas.no/katta/
Dekkoart, 21.10.2010, http://www.dekkoart.com/short_shows.asp?m=52595
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| William Shakespeare | – Author |
| Anne Helgesen | – Script |
| Anne Helgesen | – Direction |
| Børge Petersen Øverleir | – Music |
| Pelle Ask | – Puppeteer (Ofelia / Gjertrud / Graveren) |
| Espen Dekko | – Puppeteer (Kong Claudius / Horatio) |
| Geir Robsrud | – Puppeteer (Polonius / Laertes / Tjener) |
| Thea Elisabeth Skallevold | – Puppeteer (Hamlet / Horatio) |
| Jon Mihle | – Puppet maker |
| Adam Bartley | – Technician |
| June 1, 2009 – Papirhuset Teater | Show |
| 2009 – Oslo Nye Trikkestallen, Oslo Nye Teater (Oslo New Theatre) | visiting performance |