Comic nonsense and political satire join forces in the latest offering
at the Phoenix Theatre. Tom Stoppard's Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoots Macbeth, which
opened on Oct. 14, is a duo of interconnected one-act plays featuring 18
UVic theatre students, including (left to right): Ben Lawrence; Andrea Samborski
and Chris Mavrikos. Dogg's Hamlet is a cheeky romp focusing on a group of
school children who construct a world in Shakespeare's 'foreign' language
while preparing an abridged version of Hamlet. Cahoots Macbeth, a more sombre
play, commemorates Czech dissident Pavel Kahout and his forbidden staging
of Macbeth. The Phoenix production is directed by Roy Surette, artistic
director of the Belfry Theatre. Dogg's Hamlet, Cahoots Macbeth performs
Monday through Saturdays until Oct. 24. Dinner theatre is Tuesday, Oct.
20. For ticket reservations, call 721-8000.