Bir Baba Hamlet
in Hamburg

About the show

One is a mediocre actor who poses as a Shakespeare expert, seemingly because he has never found the right stage to showcase his talent. The other is a bewildered performer who dreams of singing and can’t stop slipping into musical numbers. They set out to create a polished, grand, and unforgettable production worthy of Hamlet, but what ultimately emerges is a gloriously chaotic comedy: Bir Baba Hamlet.

With Sebastian Seidel’s brilliantly witty original script, Yücel Erten’s masterful Turkish adaptation, and Baba Sahne’s warm and distinctive interpretation, Bir Baba Hamlet playfully pays tribute to the rich tradition of Turkish theatre while reflecting the exhilarating beauty—and delightfully maddening spell—of the passion for making theatre.

“Oh, and before we forget… Something is rotten in the Kingdom of Denmark!”