If the Two Ronnies were cast as the Gravediggers in Shakespeare’s Hamlet re-written by Samuel Beckett you might have something like Ridiculusmus's “Alas! Poor Yorick”.
Mixing the mundane with the magical, moments of banal idiocy are interspersed with ones of cinematic elegance to an underscore of grunts and the odd Shakespearean aside.
The legendary independent theatre double act of Jon Haynes and David Woods pull out every trick in their theatrical playbook to create a fresh take on Shakespeare’s much-loved clowns, re-enacting all the preceding acts of the original and meticulously staging the famous graveyard scene in all its 420 year-old glory.
Flipping the Shakespearean original tragedy into an existential clown piece, Ridiculusmus cast aside chaos and mistaken murders to unearth a beautiful and oddly moving meditation on work, faith and existence, with the prevaricating protagonist offered in a refreshingly contemporary light.
Ridiculusmus is a multi-award winning theatre company that has been producing seriously funny theatre since 1992.
Winners
- Herald Scotland Archangel Award
- Total Theatre Significant Achievement Award
- Peter Brook Open Space Award
- Time Out Live Award
- Total Theatre Award for Best British Production
- Herald Angel Award for Innovation
- Green room award for Best Performance
One of our most refreshingly provocative theatre companies
Time Out
They are without doubt, two of the most innovative talents working in British theatre
British Theatre Guide
Pricing
Lower Seats £20
Balcony Seats £18.00
Balcony Standing £12.00
Members £1 off
