Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

After a hugely successful inaugural season, klpac’s Theatre for Young People (T4YP) is entering its second year. Armed with an all-new T4YP Ensemble for 2009, Christopher Ling is taking on one of renowned British playwright, Tom Stoppard's most famous works – Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead. The first fully-staged production of the season will feature all fifteen members of the all new T4YP ensemble. Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead is a hilarious comedy that centres on two bewildered minor characters from Shakespeare's tragic tale of Hamlet. They are thrust centre stage and given the chance to finally take lead roles in this fabulously inventive take on Hamlet. But Rosencrantz and Guildenstern do so in a world where reality and illusion intermingle, and where fate leads our two heroes to a tragic but inevitable end. Unaware of the roles in the much bigger picture of Hamlet, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern get themselves into hilarious situations. Although the play is primarily a comedy, they constantly stumble upon philosophical truths in the midst of the ludicrous ramblings.

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