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I Hate Hamlet

by Paul Rudnick · 1991

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This short comedy follows an actor getting ready to take on the title role in Hamlet. His preparations are disrupted when the spirit of John Barrymore, the celebrated stage star, begins to haunt him. The piece is staged in a single interior with a small cast of three men and three women, and it runs in two acts and three scenes. It is a light, theatrical play that finds humor in the rituals and anxieties of performing Shakespeare.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
theatretheatreMore like thisLess of thisactorsactorsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Mood
funnyfunnyMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 75 pages
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