Hamlet - Into The Manosphere (2026)

Poster by David Frost and Camille Frost

by William Shakespeare, adapted by David Frost

Directed by David Frost

Performances: Tuesday 18 – Saturday 23 May 2026, Old Fire Station

Introduction

A modern retelling of Shakespeare's most famous tale, which sees Hamlet as a toxic masculine influencer marshalling his millions of followers against his treacherous uncle.

Cast

• Hamlet, Prince of Denmark - Jamie Bowman
• King Claudius - Tirusanthan Thiruvilangam
• Queen Gertrude - Philippa Jones
• Polonius - Nick Howard
• Ophelia - Megan Brontё
• Laertes - Tom Boxall
• Rosencrantz, or gentle Guildenstern - Flora Blissett
• Guildenstern, or gentle Rosencrantz - Edward Smith
• Horatio - Daniel Drema
• The Spirit of Comedy / Marcella / Player Queen / Psychiatric Nurse / Osric / Second Gravedigger - Laura-Jayne Woods
• The Spirit of Tragedy / Voice of King Hamlet / Royal Aide / Player King / First Gravedigger - Oyeko Hanson

Crew

• Assistant Director - Jake Levy
• Stage Manager - Dennis Fenton
• Tech Manager - James Jackson
• Assistant Stage Managers - Kay Pang, Matthew Phillips and Lucien Gautel
• Lighting and Sound Designer - James Jackson
• Operator - Graeme Kaye
• Production Assistant - Lisa Thomas
• Costumes - Xinyi Huang
• Show Photography - Phil Gammon
• Fight Coordinator - Calum Speed
• Intimacy Coordinator - Giselle Parker
• Rigging and Set Build - Sean Thomas, the cast and crew of Nora, Dennis Fenton, Kay Pang, James Jackson, Jake Levy, David Frost and the cast
• Media Content Creation - Theo Burman, Megan Sheerin, Jamie Bowman, Dean Moore, Camille Frost, David Frost, Jessica Frost, Tom Watts, Lucien Gautel

Music

• Music composed, arranged, compiled and recorded by Camille Frost, drawing on compositions by Olivier Messiaen and Arvo Pärt
• Piano and Cello - Camille Frost
• Saxophone and Clarinet - Laura-Jayne Woods
• Guitar - David Frost

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