Shakespeare’s world is made of poetry—and poetry opens new ways of seeing. When Hamlet encounters the spirit world, his life changes forever. Hamlet is a ghost story. But what kind of ghost?
Alongside the sparkling brilliance of the Baroque, silence has its own power. A calm stillness before the act: before the brushstroke, before the sword strike—because readiness is everything. Once a word has been spoken, only silence remains.
Hamlet and his story, always reaching toward the future, are also searching for that spirit of peace.
Rainer Sarnet
HaMLet
Cast
Director and Sound Designer → Rainer Sarnet
Set and Costume Designer → Laura Pählapuu
Lighting Designer → Priidu Adlas
Choreographer → Eve Mutso
Stage Fight Instructor → Rein Oja
Translated by → Georg Meri, Mati Unt
Cast → Ursel Tilk, Taavi Teplenkov, Inga Salurand, Teele Pärn, Rasmus Kaljujärv, Rein Oja, Märten Metsaviir, Guido Kangur, Ivo Uukkivi
Musician → Vivi Maar
Details
The performance lasts 3 hours and 30 minutes with two intermissions.
Premiere: 14 February 2026, Great Hall.
Reviews & Media
„Kõikide kuningat oodates“ → Madis Kolk, Teater. Muusika. Kino, aprill 2026
„Kuidas on tehtud Sarneti „Hamlet“? “ → Marek Tamm, Postimees, 03.04.2026
„Lõpp… …on vaikus“ → Mehis Pihla, Draamateatri ajaleht, kevad 2026
„Eripalgeliste teatritraditsioonide dialoog“ → Maris Peters, Sirp, 20.03.2026
„Buratino nina, Trumpi hääl ja võimumängud Taani lossis“ → Heili Sibrits, Postimees, 16.02.2026