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'A Thirty-Minute Hamlet' by Shakespeare, abridged Bill Tordoff - additional information.


'A Thirty-Minute Hamlet' by Shakespeare, abridged Bill Tordoff
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Period and Geography
Location: Scandinavia. Time Period: Medieval
Settings and Set Complexity
Number of Sets: 0
Setting:
Set Requirements: No Set
The script includes characters in the following age range(s):
Unspecified ages
 Language Advisory:Help
Swearing rate: less than 1 known rude word per thousand.
We have identified the following types of language in the text:
Mild swearwords
Potential blasphemy
In addition to the text, the "Producer's Copy" of the Script includes the following:
A list of the required properties
A list of the required sound effects
A lighting plot
Costume notes
Style:
Abridgement of William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet', with the original text of around three hours cut down to 30 minutes.
(The abridgement is copyrighted, so we charge for scripts and copying rights, but performances are royalty-free.)
Synopsis:
Hamlet, the Danish prince, finds himself haunted by his father's ghost. The ghost confirms that he was murdered by his brother, Claudius, who is now king. Hamlet dithers in his course of action - should he avenge his father or submit to Claudius? Ultimately it ends tragically for the whole court.

 
 

 
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