Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoot's Macbeth

See it if you’ve read up on these plays & want to see them brought to life w/ a mix of fresh & seasoned cast/crew. Playwrighting fused w/ cryptography

Don't see it if you don’t have the energy for Stoppard addressing the proletariat with patrician mind games. Don’t go into this one blind.

Also Patriotism—intelligentsia style!

Preparation tip: I think these plays are enhanced after seeing PTP’s companion show, Havel: The Passion of Thought, which features actual banned plays that nevertheless became known through an underground network of living room theaters (like the one in Cahoot’s Macbeth). Stoppard’s antics are interesting on their own, but against the backdrop of Havel, the intractable wills in Dogg’s/Cahoot’s are 2x triumphant.... Read more Read less

See it if Dogg is a language Stoppard invented. Funny how it's used and how the actors stage dialogue. Takes some getting used to.

Don't see it if Then some traditional Hamlet is acted --mainly using the iconic lines. Christo Grabowski is excellent and should play a genuine Hamlet soon

Also The Macbeth is more political but it's very funny, too.

See it if you're into Stoppard's smart,funny,wordy & intellectual obsession with language, politics & Shakespeare, performed by a young & eager cast.

Don't see it if you want a light evening of theater. This superb set of 2 interwoven one-acts requires constant attention & familiarity with Hamlet/Macbeth.

Also Cube!