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The FifteenMinute

Hamlet

A play by

Tom Stoppard

OAMUEL

ERENCH

THE FIFTEEN MINUTE HAMLET

The firstperformance of The (Fifteen Minute) Dogg's Troupe Hamletwas on the teracesof the National Theatre, South Bank. London,on Tuesday,August24th,1976.Presentation was by Inter- ActionProductions, with the following cast of characters:

Marcellus, Bernardo, Laertes,Horatio

(Scenes2, 3, and encore)

Pat Barlow

Francisco, Osric,Fortinbras, Gravedigger,

Ghost, Horatio (Scene 1)

Paul Filipiak

Ophelia

Jane Gambier

Gertrude

Katina Noble

Hamlet

John Perry

Shakespeare,Claudius,Polonius

Phil Ryder

The play was directedby Ed Berman

The action takes place at a shortenedversion of ElsinoreCastle THE

FIFTEEN

MINUTE

HAMLET

PROLOGUE

Shakespeareenters and bows

Shakespeare For this relief, much thanks.

Though I am nativehere,and to the mannerborn,

It is a custom more honoured in the breach

Than in the observance

Well.

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.

To be, or not to be, that is the question.

There are more things in heavenand earth

Than are dreamt of in your philosophy-

There's a divinity that shapes our ends,

Rough hew them how we will.

Though

this be madness, yet there is method in it.

I must be cruel,only to be kind;

Hold,astwere,the mirrorup to nature,

A countenance more in sorrow than in anger.

Lady inaudience shouts "Rotten"

The lady doth protest too much.

Cat will mew, and dog will have his day!

le bows againand exits The

Fifteen

Minute

Hamlet

2 SCENE A castle battlement. Thunder and wind.Two guards, Bernard.

Marcellus

and

Francisco/Horatio

enter

Bernardo/

Marcellus Who's there?

Francisco

Horatio

Nay. answerme.

Bernardo/

Marcelluss

Long live the King.Get thee to bed.

Francisco

For this relief, much thanks.

Horatio

Bernardo/

Marcellus

What, has the thing appeared again tonight?

Francisco/

Horatio

Peace,

break thee off: look where it comes again. (He pointsoff left)

Bernardo/

Marcellus

Franciscol

Horatio

Bernardo/

Looksit

not like the King? By heaven, I charge thee speak!

Marcellus

(he points and looks left) 'Tis here.

Franciscol

Horatio

(he looks centre) Tis there.

Bernardo/

Marcellus

(he looks right) 'Tis gone.

Francisco/

Horatio

But look, the morn in russet mantle clad Walks o'er the dew of yon high eastern hill.

Bernardo

Marcellus

Let us impart what we have seen tonight Unto young Hamlet

They exit

The FifteenMinuteHamlet

3

SCENE 2

A room of state within the castle.A flourishof trumpetsas

Claudiusand Gertrudeenter

Claudius

Though yet of Hamletour dear brother's death

The memory be green

Hamletenters

our sometime sister, now our Queen,

Have we taken to wife.

But now, my cousin

Hamlet,

and my son

A little more than kin, and less than kind.

Hamlet

Claudiusand Gertrude exit

O that this too solid flesh would melt!

That it shouldcome to this-buttwo monthsdead!

Solovingto my

mother:

Frailty, thy

name is woman!

Married with mine uncle, my father'sbrother.

The funeral baked meats did coldlyfurnishforth

The marriagetables.

Horatio rushes on

My lord,I thinkI saw him yesternight-

The King, your father -upon the platormwherewe

watched.

Tis very strange.

Armed,

my lord

A countenance more in sorrow than in anger.

My father'sspiritin arms?All is not well.

Would the nightwere come!

Horatio

Hamlet

Horatio

Hamlet

Hamlet

and

Horatioexit to

the parapet The

Fifteen

Minute

Hamlet

SCENE 3

The castle battlements at nighi. There is the noise of ca cannon, fireworks.

Horatio

and

Hamlet

appear on the na. arapet The King doth wake tonight and takes his rouse

Though

I am native here and to the manner born It is a custom more honoured in the breach ng,

Hamlet

Than in observance.

There is the sound of wind

Horatio

L0ok, my lord, it comes. (Hepoints)

The Ghostenters

Angels

and ministers of grace defend us!

Something

is rotten in the state of

Denmark!

Alas,poor ghost.

I am thy father'sspirit.

Revenge

his foul and most unnatural murder.

Hamlet

Ghost

Hamlet

Ghost

Murder?

The serpent that did stingthy father'slife

Now wears his crown.

Hamlet

O my prophetic soul!Mine uncle?

The Ghostexits

(To Horatio)Thereare more things in heavenand earth Than are dreamt of in your philosophy.

Horatioexits

Hereafter

I shall think meet To put an antic disposition on. The

Fifteen

Minute

Hamlet

5 The time is out of joint. O cursed spite That cver I was born to set it right!

Hamletexits

SCENE 4

A room within the castle.Thereis aflourish of tnumpets, leading into flute and harpsichord music. Poloniusentersand immedi- atelyOpheliarusheson

Polonius

How now, Ophelia,what'sthe matter?

My lord, as I was sewing in my chamber, Lord

Hamlet with his doubletall unbraced, no hat upon

his head,pale as his shirt, his kneesknocking each other,and with a look so piteous,he comes before me.

Ophelia

Polonius

Mad for thy love?

I have foundthe very causeof Hamlet's lunacy.

Hamlet enters as Opheliaexits

Look wheresadlythe poor wretchcomesreading.

What do you read, my lord?

Words,words,words.

Though

this be madness, yet there is method in it. I am but mad north northwest: when the wind is

Hamlet

Polonius

Hamlet

southerly I know a hawk from a handsaw.

The actors are come hither,my lord.

Polonius

Poloniusexits

Hamlet

We'll hear a play tomorrow.

I haveheardthat guiltycreatures sittingat a play

Have by the very cunning of the scene

Been struckso to the soul that presently

The

Fifteen

Minute

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