Horatio - Wahre Geschichte Hamlets im Schillerhaus Leipzig

Horatio - The true story of Hamlet
"Time is out of joint."

Who doesn't know him - Hamlet, the famous Danish king's son, who is obliged to avenge his father who was killed by his uncle... And doesn't dare.

Shakespeare's tragedy ends with eight dead and the famous "The rest is silence". But what if everything wasn't as we think?
Horatio, Hamlet's faithful friend and the only survivor, steps out of the shadows and tells us his version of the story. An attempt to change everything:
No bloodbath, no war - instead a vision of peace, a peaceful revolution that Hamlet should lead. But what happens when old power structures and revolution collide? When personal ties collide with politics?

This captivating solo production breaks up the familiar elements of the Hamlet play and takes us on a moving journey full of intrigue, dreams and love - between friendship, cunning and the eternal conflict between peace and violence.
Horatio takes up the timeless question of truth and power and shows us how these still affect us today.
It makes us laugh, marvel and pause - and at the same time brings us closer to the question that was burning then as it is today: what to do when everything is at stake?

Play: David Leubner
Director: Bernd Guhr