LA CULTURA

Hamlet Stormer

THE Young Shakespeare Company kept over 2,500 students from Gibraltar’s upper primary and secondary school on the edge of their seats last week.

The UK professional theatre company put on two daily performances of Hamlet for pupils at John Mackintosh Hall theatre.

Each show started with an interactive session where the actors introduced children to Shakespeare’s ideas about drama.

Then the actors performed a modern-day take of the Hamlet play.

The experienced cast, who often go on to major theatrical success, used several of the students from the audience to play minor characters in the performances.