Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead
Venue: Putney Arts Theatre
Date: 16–20/06/2026
Type: Theatre
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By Tom Stoppard, Directed by Robert Wallis & Will Hunter
Tuesday 16 - Saturday 20 June 19:45 with afternoon matinee at 15:00 on Saturday 20 June.
Putney Arts Theatre - Main Stage
Two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet suddenly find themselves at the centre of a story they do not understand and cannot seem to influence.
Rosencrantz and Guildenstern pass the time flipping coins, trading riddles, and trying to figure out just what is going on with the Prince of Denmark. As they stumble in and out of Shakespeare's tragedy, they encounter the mysterious Player King and his troupe of Tragedians, actors who embrace blood, death, and rhetoric as all part of the show – which is to say, life.
What begins as a comic rumination on chance and circumstance deepens into a haunting exploration of what it means to exist when your part is already written.
Tom Stoppard's 1966 breakout is a dazzling blend of existential comedy, verbal acrobatics, and theatrical playfulness that reframes Shakespeare's play from the wings.
Cast List:
Rosencrantz - Lonje Kalanda
Guildenstern - Rob Ryan
The Player - Eric Petrossian
Hamlet - Nathan Chatelier
Claudius - Ian Cooke
Gertrude - Julia Blyth
Polonius - Edward Ogilvie
Ophelia - Anastasia Babich
Tragedians - Emma Buckley, Eve Newton, Finton McCluskey, Kelsey Norris, Nora Holman, Rebecca Fallon
Crew List:
Co-Directors - Rob Wallis & Will Hunter
Production Managers - Stuart Watson & Veronika Wilson
Stage Manager - Sophie Turnbull
ASMs - Louise Bradshaw (&TBC)
Stage Designer - Lexa Barbulescu
Lighting Designer - TBC
Sound Designer - Owen Thomas James
Costume Designer - Alexa Adam
Movement Director - Lyndall Brown
This amateur production of "Rosencrantz And Guildenstern Are Dead" is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd www.concordtheatricals.co.uk
Address:
Putney Arts Theatre, Ravenna Road, Putney, London SW15 6AW
Phone: 020 8788 6943
Web site: https://www.putneyartstheatre.org.uk