# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Auditions: HAMLET
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 04:30 pm
- **Event Description**: HAMLET AUDITIONS
- 7.00pm Wednesday 4 March (if reading for Gertrude or Ophelia, attend this one if you can)
- 2.00pm Saturday 7 March, 
at Progress Theatre

Performances: 15-25 July in Reading Abbey Ruins

Our Open Air production for 2026 is Hamlet, by William Shakespeare, which will run 15-25 July in the historic Reading Abbey Ruins.

Our version focuses on the collision of two families — Hamlet’s and Ophelia’s — each destabilised by grief, betrayal, and a mental health crisis. We will foreground the play’s dark humour so that, when the tragedy comes, it lands with full force.

Our Hamlet is young (20).
Our world is outside time — think steampunk.

Roles available

(Suggested playing ages; flexibility welcome)

-Ophelia (f. 20) Hamlet’s girlfriend and daughter to Polonius. Not an innocent. Likeable. Funny - until she breaks, then fey and distraught
-Gertrude (f. 40) Hamlet’s indulgent mother. Glamourous, status conscious. May dress provocatively. Likes a drink.
-Claudius (m. 40) Hamlet's uncle and new king and husband to Gertrude. Scheming. Ambitious. Guilty. 
-Polonius (m. 40-60) Lord Chamberlain.  Political, long-winded. Loving father to Laertes and Ophelia.
-Laertes (m. 30) Loving brother to Ophelia. Libertine. good with a sword. Quick to anger.
-Horatio (m/f 25) Loyal friend to Hamlet. Voice of reason.
-Rosencrantz (m/f 25) old friend (lover?) of Hamlet. Observes him for Claudius.
-Guildenstern (m/f 25) inseparable companion to Rosencrantz.
-Ensemble players - multiple roles m/f various ages
—Player King/Ghost/Barnardo
—Player Queen/Ghost/Francisco
—Player Lucianus/Ghost/Marcellus
—Player Prologue/Ghost/Osric/Priest
-Gravedigger (m/f 40) – may be one of the above
(There is one ghost, played by multiple actors)

Practical Note

Cast members will help with set-up and get-out at the Abbey Ruins (gazebos, props, etc.) and may be asked to support a small number of marketing events. Please let us know if you may have difficulty with any of this.

Please complete the Audition Form at https://forms.gle/YKLoPfajsh41BUYSA 

Audition Pieces to be supplied shortly

#auditions
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/reading/auditions-hamlet/200029693388834
- **Event Categories**: Art, Theatre, health-wellness
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 12

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029693388834?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=reading-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Reading
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: The Mount, Christchurch Rd, Reading
- **lat**: 51.44349
- **long**: -0.95807
- **full address**: The Mount, Christchurch Rd, Reading, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Progress Theatre (https://allevents.in/org/progress-theatre/3454606)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** The Mount, Christchurch Rd, Reading, United Kingdom
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Progress Theatre
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Art, Theatre, health-wellness
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Auditions: HAMLET ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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