Watch Hiran Abeysekera and cast members from BAM’s Hamlet take Shakespeare’s Gravedigger scene out of the Harvey Theatre and into the Brooklyn community for a special pop-up performance. Check out a video from the performance below!
Due to changes in global shipping routes, production elements for The National Theatre’s transfer of Hamlet were delayed in their arrival to New York. As a result, BAM hosted a pop-up performance in Fort Greene Park in April.
The production has now begun performances and will run through May 17.
The staging marks the first transfer under a new multi-year partnership between The National Theatre and BAM, bringing a contemporary interpretation of Shakespeare’s tragedy to New York audiences.
Abeysekera reprises the title role, portraying the Prince of Denmark as he navigates grief, power, and uncertainty following his father’s death. The production frames the story within a modern context, emphasizing themes of surveillance, privilege, and political instability.
2026 Theater Fans’ Choice Awards – Live Stats
Best Ensemble – Top 3
1.
The Lost Boys
25.5% of votes
2.
Schmigadoon!
12.5% of votes
3.
Ragtime
10.6% of votes
]]>
BWW FOR YOU
]]>
]]>
]]>
RELATED STORIES
Review Roundup: HAMLET Opens At Brooklyn Academy of Music
Hamlet is now playing at BAM’s Harvey Theater in Brooklyn. The National Theatre production stars Hiran Abeysekera and is directed by Robert Hastie. Critics are weighing in on the contemporary staging of Shakespeare’s tragedy.
Michael Major is a Connecticut native and a graduate of Marist College.After starting out running social media for a theatre company, his love of pop culture led him to intern at TigerBeat Media. Afte… (read more about this author)
