Hamlet – Queen of sass

very freely based on William Shakespeare's "Hamlet"

A production of the QUEERclub

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark. Or is something rotten in Zwinger 1? On the presumably 424th anniversary of the premiere of William Shakespeare's play "Hamlet", the Heidelberg Theatre and Orchestra's QUEERclub is devoting itself to this classic - with mixed feelings. What motivates so many theaters today to perform "Hamlet"? What interests us as queer, young people in this play? And why don't we actually know what Ophelia's favorite song was? Based on Shakespeare's work, the QUEERclub has spent a year exploring the play's content as well as topics such as revenge, self-doubt, love and, of course, the patriarchy that hovers over everyone. And unfortunately, this is as relevant as it was 424 years ago.