Hamlet

The University of Utah Department of Theatre is bringing Hamlet to the Babcock Theatre this November, with the run opening on Friday, November 13. It's a guest production, directed by Jamie Rocha Allan, and it'll play through Sunday, November 22.

If you're not familiar with the story, it's the one most of us know in fragments: Prince Hamlet of Denmark returns home to find his father, the king, has died suddenly. His mother, Gertrude, has already married his uncle Claudius, who's taken the throne for himself. From there, it's a long, slow descent into grief, betrayal, and a very famous kind of indecision. It's a heavy play, but that's usually why it works.

There are a few things that make this run more than just a standard run of shows. On Friday, November 20, there's an audience talkback immediately following the performance, so you can stick around and talk through the production with the people who put it together. And if you need ASL interpretation, they're providing it by request—just make sure to get that in at least two weeks in advance.

The schedule gives you a good few options over ten days. It opens Friday, November 13, at 7:30 PM. Saturday, November 14, has a double: a 2:00 PM matinee and a 7:30 PM evening show. Sunday, November 15, is a 2:00 PM matinee. Then there's a break until Thursday, November 19, at 7:30 PM, followed by Friday, November 20, at 7:30 PM (that's the talkback night). Saturday, November 21, is another double with a 2:00 PM matinee and a 7:30 PM evening show, and the run closes Sunday, November 22, with a 2:00 PM matinee. The Babcock is at 300 South University Street, on the lower level of the Simmons Pioneer Memorial Theatre in Salt Lake City.