31 July - 15 August
Send For Productions presents
GOODNIGHT SWEET PRINCE
Adapted by Liesel Badorrek, Raj Labade & Jack Twelvetree from William Shakespeare’s Hamlet
Directed by Liesel Badorrek
Not Hamlet – A bold reimagining.
Confucius said: Before you embark upon a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
A room that once held art is in ruins. Inside it, a boy is being watched, tested, pushed toward something he doesn’t fully understand. He trusts no one. Not even himself.
Goodnight Sweet Prince distills Shakespeare’s Hamlet into an intense reflection. A mind caught in cycles of memory, remorse, and brutality, hovering at the brink of breaking point.
Each night actors Raj Labade (The Talented Mr Ripley, My Brilliant Career, King Lear) and Jack Twelvetree (Blackout Songs, Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again) swap parts - Hamlet, Horatio, the rest - identity fractures, reforms, repeats through each unique performance. This is not a faithful retelling. It’s time distorted. A study of inherited violence. A sense of being watched, and the quiet damage done when revenge is dressed up as honour.
Cast and Creative Team
Presenting Company: Send For Productions
Original Writer: William Shakespeare
Adaptors: Liesel Badorrek, Raj Labade and Jack Twelvetree
Director: Liesel Badorrek
Producer: Sue Donnelly
Movement: Grace Lewis
Lighting Designer: Verity Hampson
Marketing and Content: Nisha Labade
Photographer: Campbell Parsons
Cast (of 2): Raj Labade, Jack Twelvetree
This listing is updated as cast/creatives are confirmed in the lead-up to the production, and if there are changes to the team.
Dates + Ticketing
Season: 31/07 - 15/08 (previews 7pm 31/07 & 2pm 1/08, opening nights 7pm 1/08 & 5pm 2/08)
Times: Tues-Fri 7pm, Sat 2pm & 7pm, Sun 5pm
Ticket Prices:
Previews: $29.70 + booking fee
Cheap Tuesday: $38.50 + booking fee
Adult: $49.50-82.50 + booking fee
Concession: $38.50-60.50 + booking fee
Approximate Run Time: 90 minutes
Content Warnings: TBC
Note: ticketing for Mainstage productions at the Old Fitz Theatre operate on a Dynamic Pricing model. This system means prices increase in line with audience demand (determined by capacity targets), and ensures we are able to provide cheaper tickets for a period whilst also making sure artists - who are often contracted on a profit share basis - get paid. In the interest of full transparency, the structure of the model can be viewed in full on our Welcome page. Concession tickets will never exceed $60.50, and previews and Cheap Tuesday’s will be capped at $38.50 and will not scale.