HAMLET by William Shakespeare

Pempti Epochi (5η Εποχή) presents William Shakespeare‘s masterpiece “Hamlet” on Saturday, July 20, at 9:30 PM at the Ancient Theatre of Philippi as part of the 67th Philippi Festival.

William Shakespeare, with his masterpiece “Hamlet,” offers a monumental work to world theatre, one that has built its own mythology over centuries. A dive into the essence of humanity and, at the same time, a requiem for its dark side. Through Hamlet, Shakespeare captures the essence of his era, which also resonates with our own. A timeless and deeply political text.

Themis Moumoulidis attempts a contemporary stage interpretation of the play, featuring a group of prominent actors, led by Anastasis Roilos in the role of Hamlet.

Using the magnificent poetic translation by Giorgos Cheimonas, the performance follows the “collapse” of a world incapable of obeying rules and ethics. A dark, ruthless world where friendship and blood relations mean nothing. A “shaky” world of expediencies and self-interest: a country called Brutality. Hamlet knows from the start that this world is rotten and must be destroyed: there is no good use for it. Sink it! Throughout the play, Hamlet—armed only with the theatrical device—continuously reveals and denounces the decay. Shakespeare assigns Hamlet to “stage” a play within the play so that both spectators and protagonists of the tragedy can experience the magnitude of the decline through the magnifying glass of the stage, which is inevitably unavoidable. For the exemplary world is already dead…