A new production of HAMLET, directed by DAVID LAWRENCE and starring SIMON VINCENT, opens next week.

We're putting it on as a FREE community event and taking it to a different venue each night! How arty! Also if you don't like it they'll give you a full refund (you see it dosn't cost anything so a full refund would...never mind)

It's so no frills that there are no no frills, but it'll should be as thrilling and exciting as they can make it!

The fabulous cast also includes ERIN BANKS as Ophelia, JEAN COPLAND as the Queen, ALEX GREIG as Laertes, PHIL GRIEVE as the Player King, SALESI LE'OTA as Fortinbras, JACK O'DONNELL as Osric, PHIL PELETON as the King, JONNY POTTS as Marcellus, GINNY SPACKMAN as Francisco, JAMES STEWART as Horatio and Wellington theatre critic JOHN SMYTHE as Polonius (now that alone is worth seeing it for!). The directors also make the odd cameo.

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Dates & venues:

Friday 1 December: BROOKLYN Community Centre, 18 Harrison Street

Saturday 2 December: St. Peters Church Hall, Beach Road, PAEKAKARIKI

Tuesday 5 December: St Judes Church Hall, Freyberg Street, LYALL BAY

Wednesday 6 December: Muritai School Hall, Muritai Road, EASTBOURNE

Thursday 7 December: ISLAND BAY Community Centre, 137 The Parade

Friday 8 December: Tararua Tramping Clubrooms, Moncrieff Street, MOUNT VICTORIA

Saturday 9 December: Hapai Club, 871 Fergusson Drive, UPPER HUTT

Tuesday 12 December: NEWTOWN Community Centre, corner of Rintoul & Colombo Streets

Wednesday 13 December: MAKARA Community Centre, Makara Road

Thursday 14 December: Queen Margaret College Hall, Hobson Street, THORNDON

The show starts at 7pm each night; it'll be approximately 3 hours long and you might want to bring a cushion as some of the venues don't have the most comfy seating.

They're hoping everyone will be relaxed and just turn up on the night - but if you really want to make a booking, just to be sure, just send an e-mail to David.