PuSh International Performing Arts Festival: Hamlet
Eight actors with Down syndrome take the stage to share their desires, struggles, and questions through this bold adaptation of Shakespeare’s classic
Date/Time: Feb 4 2027, 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm
Vancouver, Vancouver Playhouse | Event calendar600 Hamilton St
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Cost: $29.00
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Presented by The Cultch & PuSh International Performing Arts Festival, in Partnership with Vancouver Civic Theatres
Produced by Teatro La Plaza (Peru)
Performed in Spanish with projected English translation
In this brilliant, funny, and moving adaptation, Peruvian director Chela de Ferrari intertwines the text of Shakespeare’s Hamlet with the lived experiences of a young ensemble of eight actors with Down syndrome. With wry humor, playful energy, pop music, and pointed critique, the performers confront the play’s timeless themes—grief, revenge, and existence—with striking honesty and insight. Drawing resonant parallels between Shakespeare’s Denmark and our contemporary world, they offer a vision of a more just and joyful imagined future.
Now an international sensation, the show has been performed in 20 countries and 51 cities, with subtitles in 11 languages.
OPENING NIGHT THU, FEB 4 7:30 PM
FRI, FEB 5 7:30 PM
SAT, FEB 6 2:00 PM
SAT, FEB 6 7:30 PM
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