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Ophelia Thinks Harder by Jean Betts
 

The Prince is a hazard and the new King’s a puppet. Who the hell is running Denmark? Ophelia tries to please. Ophelia fails. Ophelia thinks harder. With guerilla feminists invading the castle, failed spells from a frustrated maid, endless direction from a wily Queen and various ignored ghosts, this is not the Hamlet you know.

Ophelia Thinks Harder is a heightened, confused and darkly-funny world, where Shakespeare meets feminism. And this time Ophelia gets all the best lines.

Wit Incorporated is an award-winning, artist-led theatre company based in Melbourne's inner-west, creating sustainable, accessible theatre inspired by the community in which in it made.

 

Ophelia Thinks Harder by Jean Betts
Directed by Belinda Campbell
Performed by: Sam Anderson, Sarah Clarke, Lansy Feng, Ruby Rose Lauret, Aimee Marich, Artemis Muñoz, Jennifer Piper, Leigh Scully, Matt Tester

 

Event details

Venue: Bluestone Church Arts Space, 8A Hyde St, Footscray 3011
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Start Date: Friday 09 November 2018

9 to 24 November 2018 | Preview 8 November

Relaxed performance Sunday 18 November
Auslan interpreted show Thursday 22 November

7.30pm Thursday to Saturday | 3pm Sunday

$30 full | $25 concession | $15 preview

Tickets at: www.witinc.com.au

Contains sexual references, homophobia, misogyny, sexual assault, staged violence and coarse language.

 

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