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What to expect

A raw, disturbing and bloody contemporary reinterpretation of Hamlet, made by Christophe Sermet with author Caroline Lamarche from the original English text.

  • Adrien Drumel plays a feverishly lucid prince
  • His father's ghost sets him an impossible task
  • Theatre looks at itself on a drifting stage
  • Maeterlinck Prize for best performance of 2025
  • Also touring in Wallonia

Dates

Questions

When does Hamlet • William Shakespeare Christophe Sermet start and end?

Hamlet • William Shakespeare Christophe Sermet is on Wednesday, 10 March 2027, 19:00.

Where is Hamlet • William Shakespeare Christophe Sermet?

Hamlet • William Shakespeare Christophe Sermet takes place at Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Boulevard Emile Jacqmain, 111-115, Bruxelles.

What is the story?

The ghost of Hamlet's father gives him an impossible task: take revenge without falling to corruption himself.

He is played as a feverishly lucid prince.

The theatre looks at itself on a drifting stage.

Can I see it outside Brussels?

The description says the performance can also be seen during a tour in Wallonia.

No tour dates or venues are given on this page.

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Getting there

Théâtre National Wallonie-Bruxelles, Boulevard Emile Jacqmain, 111-115, 1000 Bruxelles, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, BE

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