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Nothing rotten about zombie Hamlet |
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by Rajkhet Dirzhud-Rashid -
SGN A&E Writer Living Dead In Denmark Directed by Lisa Glomb Starring May Nguyen, Jose Abaoag, Marvin Newton Tadd Alexander, Phillip Clarke, Miko Premo, Deniece Bleha Benjamin Elterman, Bryan Bender, Andrew Nelson Theatre Off Jackson Through May 24 I've seen a lot of versions of William Shakespeare's Hamlet, including the very funny Hamlet, The Musical, at Annex Theatre (in its first incarnation in Belltown years ago), and a very bad movie version that featured some top-name actors including Bill Murray. Ah, but if you too have had your fill of the play about a moody prince of Denmark, and the stinking things that occur in that play, you ain't seen nothin' yet. No, not unless you've seen the version, set in some not-named, distant future, after the apocalypse has happened, with zombies. This is presented in Qui Nguyen's Living Dead In Denmark, and you have not truly experienced Hamlet until you've seen it. Strongly resembling a stage version of South Park meets Saturday Night Live or Mad TV, Living is at once a comedy and an action play. The last because there are lots of fight scenes and mock stabbings, as well as some really campy humorous scenes where zombies appear and the three heroines of the play (Miko Premo, Deniece Bleha and May Nguyen) get beaten up a lot. Ah, but they're indestructible, so they bounce back. I won't reveal a later plot twist, but let's just say they have something secret that keeps them coming back, fight after fight. Funny enough to keep even the most jaded audience member laughing, the only awkward moment in the show came on opening night, when Hamlet (Bryan Bender) kissed a male character, Horatio (Benjamin Elterman) after killing him, and there was an "eww" from some anonymous audience member. Ah well, that's why we keep marching and trying to educate people outside of Capitol Hill, yes? Go see the show, and take a sense of wonder with you, and know this is like no Shakespeare you've ever seen, unless the Bard wrote something while under the influence that I've never heard of. For tickets and times, call 206-325-6500, or go online to www.ticketwindowonline.com, or to www.porkfilled.com. |
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