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.

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.

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

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.

Approximate Run Time: 90 minutes

Content Warnings: TBC