Hamlet

Undoubtedly one of the most intriguing and potentially divisive shows of the 2024 Edinburgh International Festival, pioneering Peruvian company Teatro La Plaza’s version of ‘Hamlet’ is a wild mixture of Shakespeare’s 400-year-old masterpiece combined with personal anecdotes and reflections from the eight-strong company, who all have Down’s Syndrome. Director Chela De Ferrari mashals the spectacle, which profoundly unlikely to look like your common or garden ‘Hamlet’.