Common Ground Theatre

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Common Ground Theatre presents ...

HAMLET

By William Shakespeare

Common Ground Theatre reimagines Shakespeare’s iconic tragedy through a powerfully human lens, shifting the spotlight from vengeance to the raw, human experiences of grief, mental health, and emotional fragility.
In an already unraveling world, we meet three young lives torn apart by unbearable loss and betrayal.

Prince Hamlet, haunted by the sudden death of his father and reeling from his mother’s swift remarriage, is plunged into a downward spiral when he uncovers a devastating family betrayal that cuts him to the core.

Ophelia, Hamlet’s lover, already heartbroken by his confusing rejection, is pushed to the brink by the shocking murder of her father, Polonius; Her unraveling mind becomes a chilling echo of female duty and of sorrow left unheard.

Laertes, Ophelia’s brother, who returns home to a storm of grief — his father slain, his sister, unrecognisable in her madness and then lost altogether, is consumed by a grief transmuted into rage and vengeance.

Infused with the raw power of live music and song, this heartfelt, new production draws audiences deep into the emotional heart of Shakespeare’s masterpiece — not as distant observers of royal intrigue, but as fellow souls navigating love, loss, and the fragile edge of sanity.