Noir Hamlet -- Festival Version

by John Minigan

55 MINUTE VERSION
There’s never a good time to find yourself on the roof, twelve flights above the sidewalk, not sure if you’re alone. And a cold midnight, in the fog, two months after the sudden death of a big shot detective who just happens to be your father? It’d be hard to come up with a worse. Will Hamlet discover the truth of his father’s death, keep his mother from marrying a potential killer and hold on...

55 MINUTE VERSION
There’s never a good time to find yourself on the roof, twelve flights above the sidewalk, not sure if you’re alone. And a cold midnight, in the fog, two months after the sudden death of a big shot detective who just happens to be your father? It’d be hard to come up with a worse. Will Hamlet discover the truth of his father’s death, keep his mother from marrying a potential killer and hold on to the love of his secretary Rae Chio? And what’s better for the City of Angels, justice or violent revenge?

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Noir Hamlet -- Festival Version

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  • Kira Wallace: Noir Hamlet -- Festival Version by John Minigan
    “

    Very few things bring me more delight than a well-executed parody. John Minigan's combined comedic (non-)sensibilities and obviously intimate knowledge of Hamlet make each plot deviation and tongue-in-cheek reference a joy to behold. Also, sneaking in a quote from The Mourning Bride while discussing Gertrude? Brilliant!

    Very few things bring me more delight than a well-executed parody. John Minigan's combined comedic (non-)sensibilities and obviously intimate knowledge of Hamlet make each plot deviation and tongue-in-cheek reference a joy to behold. Also, sneaking in a quote from The Mourning Bride while discussing Gertrude? Brilliant!

    ”
  • Melissa Schmitz: Noir Hamlet -- Festival Version by John Minigan
    “

    In NOIR HAMLET, John Minigan achieves the impossible. He takes Shakespeare's beloved tragedy and turns it into a short, fun, comedy, while maintaining that familiar storyline. If you like HAMLET, but you need a play that's not so heavy or long and you have a small cast, look no further. Highly recommend.

    In NOIR HAMLET, John Minigan achieves the impossible. He takes Shakespeare's beloved tragedy and turns it into a short, fun, comedy, while maintaining that familiar storyline. If you like HAMLET, but you need a play that's not so heavy or long and you have a small cast, look no further. Highly recommend.

    ”
  • Sawyer Quinn Brown: Noir Hamlet -- Festival Version by John Minigan
    “

    Absolutely hysterical. This shorter version of the play moves very quickly--and cohesively. Filled with brilliant wordplay and deliberate callbacks (repetition is the mother of wit), this script does exactly what it says on the tin, and it does it incredibly well. I especially would love to see the scene in the morgue with Yorick-the-skull live. Loved it!

    Absolutely hysterical. This shorter version of the play moves very quickly--and cohesively. Filled with brilliant wordplay and deliberate callbacks (repetition is the mother of wit), this script does exactly what it says on the tin, and it does it incredibly well. I especially would love to see the scene in the morgue with Yorick-the-skull live. Loved it!

    ”
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Production History

  • Fringe, YASPLZ, LLC at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, 2019