Fat Ham

Everyone should see it

Of course those young people in black re-printed ‘90’s t-shirts, calf-high Doc Martins and face-covering forehead fringe are Hamlet! Of course!

The Public and Broadway cast.

I see these kids on the street everyday. I remember the years that it was necessary to wield the power to disappear into a shadow by dressing like one. I have never gotten to spend an hour with one of these young people on stage. It was an eye-opening privilege.

The Huntington production. Hmm...this collection of photos is left hand heavy. I assure you, this actor does make use of their right hand as well.

I wish everyone could see Fat Ham. Definitely before ever seeing Hamlet. And after seeing the Lion King. There is just the problem of the porn….

The answer to To-Be-Or-Not-To-Be? in Fat Ham involves intimate relations with a mildly mutilated Gingerbread man. Recounted, not reenacted. I have never encountered a better response to the To-Be question. I am better able to err on the side of enjoyment, not anguish after having heard that speech.

My 12 year old would be better off after having seen this show, too. But the porn….

When I mentioned that Fat Ham may not be a kid show, that in fact…