Hamlettes
Patrick Shaw
Ophelia Thinks Harder
by Jean Betts
Why we like it
"'Ophelia Thinks Harder' by Jean Betts allows for innovative casting, encouraging performers to explore gender dynamics."
From: Flexible Casting ScriptsWhat readers are saying
Readers appreciate the clever integration of original text and its modern feminist themes. Many find the exploration of psychological and physical struggles relevant and engaging. The play's energy and motivational aspects also receive high praise, particularly for its representation of non-binary identity.
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Synopsis
These 19 characters can be played with a minimum of 9 actors doubling, if preferred.
A riotous reworking of Shakespeare s Hamlet.
Featuring Ophelia, her maid, St Joan and a couple of locals -- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
(7 male, 12 female).
Publication
Publisher The Women's Play Press
Year 1994
Binding Paperback
Edition UK ed.
Pages 73
Place Wellington, N.Z
Language English
ISBN-13 9780958339322
ISBN-10 0958339325
LCCN 95152064
LCC PR9639.3.B435 O64 1994
DCC 822
Ophelia Thinks Harder is a British comedy play written by Jean Betts and published by The Women's Play Press in Wellington, N.Z (1994).
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