The Heart of My Mystery: The Hamlet Project at the Michael Weller Theatre

Wordplay presents The Heart of My Mystery: The Hamlet Project, by William Shakespeare, adapted by Barbara Bosch and Mark Ring, opening at the Michael Weller Theatre on 14 Oct 2006, following previews from 12 Oct and running through to 29 Oct 2006.

The Heart of My Mystery: The Hamlet Project: 'I am far from justifying the tragedy of Hamlet,' wrote Voltaire in 1749. 'It is a gross and barbarous piece, and would never be borne by the lowest of the rabble in France or Italy.' Two hundred years later, Sir Laurence Olivier said, 'I could see it and read it forever. Yes, the best play in the world.' Shakespeare�s tragedy finds itself in dialogue with Samuel Johnson, Voltaire, Goethe, Harold Bloom and others. Ideas about the mystery of the central character take on the nature of theater itself.

Directed by Barbara Bosch, The Heart of My Mystery: The Hamlet Project features Bob Adrian, James Cleveland, Peter Husovsky, Maeve Maguire, Rand Mitchell, Chip Persons, Natasha Piletich, Mark Ringer, Antonio Suarez and Bryan Webster.

Set design by Robert Dutiel, with costumes by Louisa Thompson, lighting by Edward Matthews and sound by Brian Hurley.