Image description: The poster for Hamlet featuring a black and white portrait of an actor wearing a metallic crown and circular glasses, looking directly at the camera with a serious expression. Bold pink, orange, yellow and purple geometric shapes frame the photo.
Set aside everything you think you know about Shakespeare's masterpiece. Peruvian director Chela De Ferrari brings a revolutionary production of Hamlet to Toronto, featuring eight actors with Down syndrome who breathe new life into the world's most famous play.
This isn't your typical Hamlet. Through a blend of sharp humor, fearless performances, and raw emotional truth, these remarkable actors take on Shakespeare's greatest question - "to be or not to be" - giving it startling new relevance. What does it mean to exist in a world that often fails to see your true worth?
Bold, playful, and deeply moving, this production has electrified audiences worldwide by turning Shakespeare's masterpiece into a joyful celebration of human dignity. As each actor embodies Hamlet in their own unique way, they challenge our assumptions about who gets to tell the great stories. It's simply extraordinary theatre.