19:45, Tue 2nd – Sat 6th November 2004 at ADC Theatre
Michaelmas Week 4

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead is the fabulously inventive tale of
Shakespeare's Hamlet, as seen through the eyes of two bewildered courtiers,
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. This comic duo finally take centre stage in
this chilling comedy which has been widely acclaimed as a moden dramatic
masterpiece. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern find themselves caught up in the
plot of Hamlet and, frantic to find out what is going on, try to cope with
crazed Hamlets, hysterical Ophelias, dead Polonii and a group of sexually
depraved (and indeterminate) players. They struggle to escape the plot of
Hamlet that traps them in a world where reality and illusion intermix: Who
are they, where are they going, and where did those pirates come from? But
can they flee the unfolding tragedy? Or are Rosencrantz and
Guildenstern...DEAD?