Hamlet Hamlet

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare

Hamlet
28 Apr-03 May
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ABOUT THE SHOW

Winner – Best Comedy Weekly Award, Adelaide Fringe 2025

The hilarious, smash-hit, internationally acclaimed, multi sell-out comedy festival phenomenon returns to Brisbane to help you enjoy Shakespeare responsibly!

Sh!t-faced Shakespeare is the hilarious blend of an entirely serious Shakespeare play with an entirely sh!t-faced actor. What could possibly go right? With a genuinely inebriated cast member each night, no two shows are ever the same in this raucous, riotous rampage through one of Shakespeare’s greatest tragedies, the story of a privileged whiny lad who goes a bit bonkers and does some stabbings, Hamlet.

Warning, this show includes a genuinely drunk performer and anything could happen. This show may contain drinking, swearing, nudity, simulated acts of a sexual nature, terrible singing, actual acts of a sexual nature, and quite possibly – some actual Shakespeare.

“The most fun I’ve ever had at the Festival. I left with tears streaming down my face and a sore belly from laughing far far too hysterically hard” ★★★★★ – Collage Adelaide
“No-holds-barred ecstasy” ★★★★★ – Broadway Baby
“Hilarious” ★★★★★ – The Advertiser
“A hilarious, laugh-a-minute riot.” ★★★★ – Clothesline

PART OF BRISBANE COMEDY FESTIVAL

Colorful text reads Chris Parker Brisbane Comedy Festival 2026 with playful, bold lettering in blue, red, yellow, and purple on a white background.

ABOUT THE COMPANY

For the past 15 years Sh!t-faced Shakespeare has delighted audiences the world over with their high-brow mix of classical Elizabethan drama and no-holds-barred drunken antics.

Featuring a rotating cast of the finest classically trained actors, the choicest cuts of Shakespearean classics, and more inebriated antics than you can shake a weather beaten bull’s pizzle at! Sh!t-faced Shakespeare is the unique theatrical experience that has left audiences roaring in the aisles the world over.

"No-holds-barred ecstasy" ★★★★★
Broadway Baby
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PERFORMANCE DATES & TIMES

Tue 28 Apr 2026
6:45PM
Wed 29 Apr 2026
6:45PM
Thu 30 Apr 2026
6:45PM
Fri 1 May 2026
6:00PM
Sat 2 May 2026
6:00PM
Sun 3 May 2026
5:00PM

VENUE

Powerhouse Theatre

TICKETS

ADULT
$49.90*
CONCESSION
$46.90*
GROUP 6+
$46.90*
*$7.20 transaction fee applies to all ticket purchases

DURATION

60 minutes
There is a full lockout for this performance and latecomers will not be permitted.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Suitable for 18+

Children under the age of two are not permitted; all other ages must hold a valid ticket

Contains adult themes

Contains coarse language

Contains sexual references

Contains drug references

Contains simulated violence

This show contains a single, genuinely inebriated cast member and may therefore contain strong language, nudity, implied acts of a sexual nature, rapidly expelled bodily fluids, dreadful singing, actual acts of a sexual nature and possibly 'some Shakespeare'. Always remember to Enjoy Shakespeare responsibly.

ACCESSIBILITY

  • auslan_interpreted
  • adults_only
  • wheelchair_accessible
AUSLAN Performance - 30 APR, 6:45PM
Presented by alist.com.au

ABOUT THE COMPANY

For the past 15 years Sh!t-faced Shakespeare has delighted audiences the world over with their high-brow mix of classical Elizabethan drama and no-holds-barred drunken antics.

Featuring a rotating cast of the finest classically trained actors, the choicest cuts of Shakespearean classics, and more inebriated antics than you can shake a weather beaten bull’s pizzle at! Sh!t-faced Shakespeare is the unique theatrical experience that has left audiences roaring in the aisles the world over.