Hamlet. Last days

William Shakespeare

Tragedy

Directed by  Dina Zhumabayeva

Composer  Nursultan Toreali

Designer  Ainur Yesbolatova

Choreographer  Saltanat Beimisheva

Photographer  Khusainov Maksat

Duration: 2 hours 20 minutes without intermission

About performance :

Denmark. Prince Hamlet, who suffered from the betrayal of his closest people, is forced to restore justice at the cost of his own soul. He is tormented by eternal questions: what is truth and how to distinguish a lie from the truth? Hamlet is not only an avenger, but also a profound philosopher. His inner monologues give rise to the most daring reflections on life and death, duty and free will.

Hamlet is a mirror of the epoch, revealing the insoluble contradictions and hidden aspirations in every person.

The play focuses on the inner struggle of the hero, where themes such as indecision, doubt and anger, the desire for action and the fear of mistakes are vividly revealed. His main discord is the clash between business and thought, feeling and reason. The courage and tenderness, mystery and passion inherent in Hamlet embody the great tragedy of the human spirit on stage. This is a story not only about betrayal and death, but above all about the true struggle of the soul and the search for one's own being

Press: 

Hamlet has been staged so many times around the world that it feels like you're ready for anything in a new production. Except for the duel between the Prince of Denmark and Laertes, wearing police caps, on a ping-pong table to the tune of Kiss's "I Was Made For Loving You." The poisoned Gertrude—also wearing a cap—falls dead, and the previously deceased Ophelia and Polonius slowly crawl onto the stage, wrapped in carpets. And it's so good it doesn't even seem absurd.

The G. Musrepov Kazakh State Academic Theater for Children and Youth delighted us once again: a classic production turned out not just entertaining, but truly vibrant. And literally: director Dina Zhumabayeva chose red as the main color for her premiere. The sets, the costumes, the lighting—everything immediately challenges the audience.

This "Hamlet" isn't the first for the Musrepov Youth Theatre, as the exhibition in the foyer reminds us. Exactly 45 years ago, Shakespeare's classic was already staged—naturally, in a more academic format. And while ARTiSHOK has "The Musketeers. The Perdeler," the current Youth Theatre premiere could be called "Hamlet. The Kilemder" instead of "Hamlet. The Sogngy Kunder." While there are no allusions to the Eastern bazaar, there are carpets—the main set design.