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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

by Tom Stoppard
Directed by Michael McArdle
1st – 8th May 1976

Shakespeare as folklore. An erudite comedy, punning, far-fetched, leaping from depth to dizziness. A Hamlet variant but unlike any other you may have encountered. Tom Stoppard’s supremely brilliant debut and the first play in theatrical history with a pair of attendant lords in the lead.

This play should be seen, for it is unique.

CAST & CREATIVE TEAM

Directed by
Michael McArdle

CAST

Rosencrantz
Guildenstern
Tragedian / Player Queen / Ambassador
Tragedian / Player King / Horatio
Tragedian / Poisoner / Soldier

CREATIVE TEAM

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