Dir. Pinny Grylls, Sam Crane
2024 | 91 mins | UK

Showing Times

• Wed 08 Jan: 6pm
• Thu 09 Jan: 6pm

Struggling actors Sam and Mark find solace from isolation by staging a production of Hamlet inside the video game Grand Theft Auto.

January 2021. The UK is in its 3rd lockdown and all entertainment venues remain closed. For theatre actors Sam and Mark, the future looks bleak. As the pandemic drags on, Mark -single and childless -is increasingly socially isolated, while Sam panics about how he is going to support his young family. They spend their days in the online digital world of Grand Theft Auto and when they stumble across a theatre, they suddenly have an idea to stage a full production of Hamlet within the game. This film charts their ridiculous, hilarious and moving adventure as they battle violent griefers and discover surprising truths about life, friendship and the enduring power of Shakespeare.

BBFC Rating

Rated 15 – strong language, violence, brief drug references