Ophelia Thinks Harder
Ophelia Thinks Harder is a play by Jean Betts.
The original text
The play is an adaptation of Shakespeare's Hamlet, credited as being written by Jean Betts and William Shakespeare. It was apparently originally developed as a TIE exercise with university students, and then developed into a published play by Betts. It tells how Ophelia is reborn as a modern and free-thinking everywoman, one that experiences an awakening spiritually, philosophically, and sexually.
First performed in New Zealand, it was published in 1994 by Women's Play Press.
South African productions
199*: Performed by students of the University of Stellenbosch Drama Department in 19**, directed by Shirley Johnston, with ****
See Hamlet
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