22 – 23 April

If the Two Ronnies were cast as the Gravediggers in Shakespeare’s Hamlet re-written by Samuel Beckett you might have something like Ridiculusmus’s “Alas! Poor Yorick”.

Mixing the mundane with the magical; moments of banal idiocy are interspersed with ones of cinematic elegance to an underscore of groans, grunts and the odd Shakespearean aside. 

The legendary independent theatre double act of Jon Haynes and David Woods pull out every trick in their theatrical playbook to create a fresh take on Shakespeare’s much–loved clowns, re-enacting all the preceding acts of the original and meticulously staging the famous graveyard scene in all its 420 year-old glory.

Flipping the Shakespearean original tragedy into an existential clown piece, Ridiculusmus cast aside chaos and mistaken murders to unearth a beautiful and oddly moving meditation on work, faith and existence, with the prevaricating protagonist offered in a refreshingly contemporary light. 

Formed in 1992, the multiple award winning partnership of David Woods and Jon Haynes have toured globally to critical and popular acclaim, making original works with the oxymoronic aim of being simultaneously serious and funny.

RUNNING TIME. 70 minutes (no interval)

Time: 7:30pm

For all ticket and booking enquiries please contact the Box Office on 0117 902 0344 or email tickets@tobaccofactorytheatres.com

Tobacco Factory Theatres
Raleigh Road
Southville
Bristol
BS3 1TF