The Secret Love Life of Ophelia

The Secret Love Life of Ophelia is a play by Stephen Berkoff (1937-).

The original text
A reworking of the Hamlet and Ophelia love story, viewed through a series of erotic love-letters. First performed at the King's Head Theatre, London, on 25 June 2001, and published in the same year by Faber and Faber.

Performances in South Africa
2005: Performed at the Baxter Theatre's Sanlam Studio from May 3 to 21. Directed by Fred Abrahamse, with Jenny Stead as Ophelia and Mark Elderkin as Hamlet.

See also Hamlet

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