Hamlet: La Telenovela

Hamlet couldn't possibly get more dramatic... or could it?

Hamlet couldn't possibly be funny... or could it?

Are Shakespeare and Telenovelas a match made in heaven? THAT is the question!

With Hamlet: La Telenovela, audiences will experience Hamlet like never before—through an adaptation that heightens the story’s innate melodrama and explores it through a farcical, comedic lens. We invite the public to open their arms to the cathartic, guilty pleasure that only telenovelas (soap operas) can provide.

Hamlet: La Telenovela is a Hispanic parody of the classic, performed entirely in Spanish with English subtitles. While the dialogue is a direct translation of Shakespeare’s original text, the adaptation is performed in the style of Latin American telenovelas.

“A fast-moving, tremendously funny adaptation that ranks among our favorite experiences of

Shakespeare’s celebrated tragedy.” John Ziegler and Leah Richards, Thinking Theater NYC

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This production is a part of Frigid NY’s Little Shakespeare Festival.

• Plays and Dramas
• $20.00 + $2.50 fee - $25.00 + $2.50 fee
• 1-August 10, 2025
• 120 minutes
• Under St Marks
• 94 St Marks Pl, New York, NY 10009