Prince of Sweden
Prince of Sweden by Hamlet is a show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2026, performing at Teatro Fisico. It has 15 performances listed, running from Thu 6 Aug, 12:25 to Fri 21 Aug, 12:25. The run has finished — every listed performance has taken place.
About this show
Two actors spent months preparing a sumptuous premiere of Hamlet, but an accident has side-lined the rest of the cast on opening night. Refusing to cancel the play, the pair hurl themselves into the lion's den, attempting to perform Shakespeare’s most complex tragedy using nothing but their bodies and sheer desperation. What follows is a high-octane, physical theatre nightmare – a chaotic deconstruction that transforms the world's greatest tragedy into a comedy that feels dangerously, thrillingly alive.
Details
- Performer: Hamlet
- Venue: Teatro Fisico
- Space: Studio
- Genre: THEATRE, Physical theatre, Comedy
- Country: ITALY
- Running time: 60 minutes
- Room size: about 45 seats (Studio) — the Fringe box office sells a share of the room, not all of it
- Performances listed: 15, of which 0 still to come and on sale
Accessibility
- Wheelchair access: level
- Access features: Step-free access, Accessible toilet
- Venue notes: Wheelchair access type:Level Access, Lift (Building Lift)
What the reviewers said
We have captured 3 published reviews and 9 audience reviews for this show from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe’s own listing. The excerpts below are the reviewers’ words, not ours — follow each link for the full review.
Backstage before their production of Hamlet, two of the company are preparing for the show. But as they receive a series of phone calls from their boss recounting increasing misfortune afflicting the rest of the cast…
It skirts around, rather than dives into the endless complexities of Hamlet, but Hamlet's a rather difficult play, closer to literature than theatre if we're thinking in a very 'well made' manner.
— Rialto Arts (4 out of 5 stars)
FringeReview HIDDEN GEM It is energetic, refreshing, and joyful.
Performance dates and ticket availability
- Thu 6 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £5.00
- Fri 7 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sat 8 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Sun 9 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Mon 10 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Tue 11 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Wed 12 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 13 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 14 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sat 15 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £12.00
- Sun 16 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £12.00
- Tue 18 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Wed 19 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Thu 20 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £10.00
- Fri 21 Aug, 12:25 — Already performed — £12.00