HAMLET
THINK YOU KNOW HAMLET? THINK YOU KNOW SHAKESPEARE? THINK AGAIN!
Community Resource
Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet
Don’t miss your chance to see the only Scottish dates in 2025 for this contemporary and powerful adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic, Hamlet.
This, along with our International Season, are part of our commitment to bring culturally important events from around the world to Aberdeen. Following a smash hit, sold out run at the Edinburgh International Festival last year, His Majesty’s Theatre will be one of only three UK dates for 2025.
The production has travelled the world since 2019 taking in some of the most prestigious venues including the Chicago Shakespeare Theatre in Illinois, the Lincoln Center in New York, Barbican Centre in London and many more.
So far in 2025…
- The Guardian
Places Visited:
• March 13-23 – Chicago Shakespeare Theatre – Chicago, Illinois, USA
• April 19 – Lincoln Center – New York, USA
• April 24-27 – Barbican Centre – London, UK
• May 9-11 – Brighton Festival, UK
• May 16-18 – Taipei Theater & Concert Hall, Taiwan
• May 23-25 – Modu Art Theatre, Seoul, South Korea
• June 4-8 – Melbourne RISING, Australia
• June 13-15 – Toronto Luminato Festival, Canada
Where it all Began
During a meeting, theatre usher Jaime Cruz announced to Teatro La Plaza director Chela De Ferrari his desire to act. Cruz, like almost every actor in Peruvian theatre company Teatro La Plaza’s Hamlet, has Down syndrome. He is Hamlet but so are all the other seven actors at various stages of the play.
Chela De Ferrari: “I imagined those iconic words, ‘To be or not to be’, spoken by someone whose very right to be
meant to be held by one iconic actor, but rather to be shared — to become a collective voice?”
From that conversation, De Ferrari pictured him wearing the Prince’s crown and wrote the retelling of Shakespeare’s classic.
The famous monologue is used a springboard to explore what it means to in a with Down syndrome.
Read Chela De Ferrari’s interview explaining the background to the performance here.
A performance for me, you and everyone...
This show is for you if…
•You love groundbreaking theatre -
•Theatre that pushes boundaries - Combining raw emotion and daring reinvention, this production
•A performance sparking conversation - have an evening with friends and family that gets you talking and linagers on the mind
•You’re open to new cultural experiences – Performed in Spanish with English subtitles, this
•You’re looking for a cultural highlight – From stunning staging to unforgettable performances, this is a major international event in Aberdeen’s theatre calendar.
The Stage
This show is for everyone...
•Accessibility is at the heart of this production – inclusivity is at the core of Hamlet.
•Created for everyone – designed to engage both neurotypical and neurodivergent audiences, the show ensures all visitors feel welcomed and represented.
•A landmark relaxed performance – the Saturday matinee will be a relaxed performance, specially be Makaton signed.
•What relaxed means –theatre experience, including members of the autistic community or anyone who feels anxious about visiting a new place. Accessibility is a core part of the show
