Hamlet
“Being modern is not about trying to find something outside of, or different from, all that has already been done. On the contrary, it is a matter of co-ordinating everything that the past has brought us, in order to see how the century in which we live has accepted this heritage and the use it makes of it.” Gustave Moreau
In the kingdom of Denmark, Prince Hamlet cannot make up his mind between suicide, vengeance and theatrical creation… A piece within a piece, a classic of classics, Hamlet confronts us headfirst with our heritage, the crushing weight of those who have gone before us and the cynicism of our times. What is our place in all this? Has History come to a halt before we have even had our chance to play our part in it? Similar to Hamlet, the youth of today has a longing for an era that they have not experienced. How do we take action? In what aim or form? Should we get rid of everything, hold it in high esteem or sit there and wait, in total apathy?
The staging of the piece by Dramaticules neither adheres to the tradition of Elizabethan theatre nor provides us with a “modernised” version of the piece. Indeed, the work of the company is to lay bare all the different sources, echoes, references, and incidences in order to hone in on this state of uncertainty, this great confusion which places a lid on all the energies in the making. Using a mixture of both Shakespeare and collective writing, repertory and free variations, Jérémie and his team make heard the voice of a lost generation in an effervescent, dizzying manner.
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First performed in 2018
Format Large-scale
On tour Since 2018
Running time 1h45
Show suitable for audiences Over the age of 10 years old
Schools shows from From year 10
Creative Team
With
Pierre-Antoine Billon in the roles of Horatio and Guildenstern
Julien Buchy in the roles of Claudius, the Ghost and Lucius
Anthony Courret in the roles of Polonius and Gonzago
Jonathan Frajenberg in the roles of Laertes, Rosencrantz and the Gravedigger
Jérémie Le Louët in the role of Hamlet
Dominique Massat in the roles of Ophelia, Gertrude and Baptista
Adapted and directed by Jérémie Le Louët
Scenography Blandine Vieillot
Set design Guéwen Maigner
Costumes Barbara Gassier
Video Thomas Chrétien and Jérémie Le Louët
Lighting Thomas Chrétien
Sound Thomas Sanlaville
Stage management Thomas Chrétien and Théo Pombet
Production management Noémie Guedj
Partners
A production by Les Dramaticules
Co-produced by Les Bords de Scènes – Théâtres et Cinémas (91), le Théâtre de Chartres (28), le Prisme-Théâtre municipal d’Élancourt (78) and le Théâtre Jean Vilar de Vitry-sur-Seine (94)
With development aid from Conseil régional d’Île-de-France, Conseil départemental de l’Essonne and Adami
Adami manages and develops the rights of artist-performers in France and across the world in the aim of ensuring fair remuneration for their talent. Adami also provides assistance to artist-performers in the form of project development grants.
Reviews
“Theatre sometimes offers us moments of absolute joy, when everything is in place to please both mind and spirit in equal measure. The latest production by Compagnie des Dramaticules is one such example, and Jérémie Le Louët and his team provide us with a work of exceptional quality.”
Catherine Robert – La Terrasse – November 2018
“A spectacular success which picks up on the bubbling-over sense of youth that is so present in Hamlet, the very essence of a theatrical phenomenon!”
Evelyne Trân – Le Monde – November 2018
“Jérémie Le Louët’s Hamlet is truly outstanding, in all his gangly immensity. It goes without saying that he never misses out on the chance to provoke and challenge his audience. He questions, in a more general way, our own passivity, and hesitation in the face of choices needing to be made.”
Audrey Jean – Theatres.com – July 2019
“It is rare to see acting-lighting-video interplay of such aesthetic coherence. It amounts to a fine piece of work that is both funny and intense. Not to be missed.”
David Rofé-Sarfati – Toute la culture – November 2018
“Once you have seen it, imagine, for an instant, what the effect of this version of Hamlet would be like in the Cour d’Honneur, stripped of all its sovereign platitudes…”
Walter Géhin – Plus de Off – July 2019
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Useful informations
First performed in 2018
Format Large-scale
On tour Since 2018
Running time 1h45
Show suitable for audiences Over the age of 10 years old
Schools shows from From year 10