This show belongs to the Adelaide Fringe 2026 season. This season is now over.

Mark Liebert and Christopher Gibbs with the title of the play 'Waiting for Hamlet' written between them
Adelaide Fringe 2026

Waiting for Hamlet

Winner of the Kenneth Branagh New Drama Writing Award.

Should I Stay Or Should I Ghost? King Hamlet and his jester Yorick wonder where they are. And why? Heaven's up there, Hell's down there. Denmark, with its famous prince, is through that exit. Celebrated as a mix of Tom Stoppard, Monty Python, and Beckett, David Visick's take on Hamlet delights even those who have never seen the tragedy. Those who have will never see Hamlet in the same way again. Three shows only!

Performed by Christopher Gibbs and Mark Liebert, the team behind Edinburgh and London fringe hit Wiesenthal, which also appears at this Adelaide Fringe.

★★★★★ “Brilliant! Funny, insightful, and really exciting” (Get Your Coats On)

“A fine tribute to the works of Shakespeare and theatre as a whole” (British Theatre Guide)

Presented by: NJNG Productions and James Seabright

NJNG Productions is the producing vehicle of Broadway general manager Nancy Gibbs. James Seabright has been an independent commercial theatre producer and general manager for 25 years. He runs Seabright Live, an Olivier award-winning company touring shows globally. Seabright Live is also the most prolific independent producer of theatre at the largest arts festival in the world, the Edinburgh Fringe, where their co-production of Trainspotting Live is the longest-running play in the festival’s history. James chairs the UK League of Independent Producers. Current shows include the tours and Las Vegas residencies of In Pour Taste and Potted Potter, UK tours of Biff to the Future and Black Is The Color Of My Voice, and world tours of Buffy Revamped, The Enigmatist with David Kwong and Yippee Ki Yay.
Theatre and Physical Theatre • Comedy
International • Australian Premiere
 
Previous Award Winner
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Suitability & warnings

Content rating: PG
Family friendly: No
Target audience: Middle School (12-14) | High School (15-17)

Presenter

Presented by: NJNG Productions and James Seabright

NJNG Productions is the producing vehicle of Broadway general manager Nancy Gibbs. James Seabright has been an independent commercial theatre producer and general manager for 25 years. He runs Seabright Live, an Olivier award-winning company touring shows globally. Seabright Live is also the most prolific independent producer of theatre at the largest arts festival in the world, the Edinburgh Fringe, where their co-production of Trainspotting Live is the longest-running play in the festival’s history. James chairs the UK League of Independent Producers. Current shows include the tours and Las Vegas residencies of In Pour Taste and Potted Potter, UK tours of Biff to the Future and Black Is The Color Of My Voice, and world tours of Buffy Revamped, The Enigmatist with David Kwong and Yippee Ki Yay.