After yesterday’s Shakespeare for Breakfast, the Bard again comes up for a little leg-pullling, with Yasplz LLC’s Noir Hamlet at the Upper Theatre @ theSpace @ Niddry St, at 13:15 on Monday 19th. Here’s the blurb: “Passion, jealousy, and murder never got so many laughs! John Minigan’s new and wild reimagining of the Shakespeare classic has more twists than a gallows necktie. Hamlet is a wise-cracking private eye, his pal Horatio is now a complicated gal Friday named Rae Chio and the rotten state of Denmark is transformed into the City of Angels circa 1949. Mix equal parts of the Bard, Bogart and Who Framed Roger Rabbit? and shake vigorously. Boston Globe Critics’ Pick! Edge Media’s Best of Boston Theatre 2018!”

If this is done well, it could be great. If not… well let’s hope we don’t have to worry about that. Check back when it’s finished at around 2.30 pm to see what we thought of it. By then the next preview blog should be available to read too.

Absolutely first class! Sharply written, brilliantly performed, and incredibly funny, with the most farcical adaptation of a multiple death ending! We really enjoyed it and can’t recommend it too strongly!