Hamlet & Earnest

Before we head down south on tour tomorrow - a reminder of our very brief Perth season Aug 25 to 29 at the Subiaco Arts Centre: Hamlet Modern two hour version with live music and audio visuals What is truth? Who is truly honest? Following last year’s dramatically intense and evocative production of Macbeth, Bare Naked and Class Act Theatre companies present perhaps Shakespeare’s most powerful tragedy. Driven to avenge the purportedly ‘accidental’ death of his father, a restless Hamlet seeks proof he was murdered by the man whom, to ensure a stable succession, so quickly married his father's widow... but Claudius now wields the reins of power. How best to act? Rationally or emotionally? For self or for others? A compact and intimate telling of Shakespeare's powerful tale of intrigue, obsession, and revenge, vividly brought to life in the executive boardrooms of a multinational corporation. “The play’s the thing, wherein I’ll catch the conscience of the king” 4 shows only! Tue 25 Aug 8pm, Wed 26 Aug 8pm, Thu 27 Aug 10am & Fri 28 Aug 10am. The Importance of Being Earnest Two men, neither named Earnest, court young ladies determined to marry only a man of that name! Wilde’s brilliantly funny and incisive comedy, sparkling with witty and memorable dialogue, presents a lunatic world where values are turned upside down and the trivial is elevated to supreme importance. Who did eat the last cucumber sandwich? Whose dead brother turns up for lunch? And who was that baby left in a railway station locker in a handbag? Towering over the chaos, is the terrifying figure of the redoubtable Lady Bracknell: “she’s a monster, without being a myth...which is rather unfair...” Following the statewide success of their ‘hilarious’ interpretation of Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, Bare Naked and Class Act Theatre companies present one of the world’s favourite comedies. 3 shows only! Fri 28 Aug 8pm and Sat 29 Aug 2pm & 8pm BOTH PLAYS are directed by Stephen Lee and performed by Craig Williams, Ben Russell, Rhoda Lopez, Angelique Malcolm, Stephen Lee, Dan Luxton and Whitney Richards. Venue: Subiaco Arts Centre Tickets: $18.50 to $32.50 Bookings: BOCS 9484 1133 Both plays have various performances in regional areas south of Perth (starting Wed 5 Aug in Busselton) - for more info on country shows go to www.barenakedtheatre.com.au