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MANAWATU SUMMER SHAKESPEARE 2007

HAMLET

A community theatre piece that will process through the Esplanade Gardens.

AUDITION: SUN 19 NOV 2-5

THE STOMACH – music venue
Lombard St, Palmerston North

PERFORMERS WANTED

Street performers, musicians, actors, singers, dancers, all ages; all that is required is commitment and enthusiasm.

Performance Dates: 9,10,11 & 16,17,18 March 2007

Venue: The Victoria Esplanade, Palmerston North

Rehearals: Janurary, February, March


Rehearsals will include physical and vocal actor training (based on Odin Teatret’s training), mask making workshops, drumming and more!


Shakespeare based his play Hamlet on the ancient Scandinavian legend as told by Saxo in the 12th Century – at the end of the Viking Age – in the pre-Christian period of Norse Mythology. Odin is the father of the gods, Lord of War, Death and Knowledge. He was very hot on Military Intelligence, having two ravens, Huginn and Muninn, who flew around the world every day bringing up-to-date reports. With one eye, he was a shape shifter, astride Sleipnir his 8 legged, winged horse, surrounded by his beautiful Valkyries – warrior women on winged horses who carried fallen warriors back to Valhalla to drink mead in Odin’s hall until Doomsday (Ragnarok) when they will all fight together in the final war of the world.

The image of: A Viking ship pushed out to sea, flames licking at its sail and mast as it carries its heroic cargo into the setting sun...the body of a chieftain, surrounded by gold and weapons, dignified in death even as the flames flit around his bier and the smoke obscures his outlines...
The Manawatu Summer Shakespeare will draw on this rich Norse mythology in presenting Hamlet: Ode to Odin.

Lilicherie McGregor (director) has just returned from 3 years working as Assistant Director for Eugenio Barba of Odin Teatret.

For more information contact:

Lilicherie McGregor – Director
theatrekore@hotmail.com