Theatre Focus: heartBeast's Hamlet

HeartBeast has reimagined Hamlet as a dystopian power struggle in a secure compound. How does your score contribute to this? This immersive production explicitly challenges traditional barriers between the audience and performers, so it was vital that the sound world enhanced this experience while remaining sensitive to the production as a whole.

Describe the score you've made for Hamlet? I have unapologetically bastardised sounds to accentuate the hyper-real or steam-punk feel of the production: my aim is to ultimately immerse the audience into a haze of claustrophobia!

Immersive theatre is at the forefront of contemporary performance practice. For you as a sound designer, what are the advantages of working in this context? Any theatre company that is willing to be at the cutting edge of an emerging innovative practice means they are willing to take risks and extend that liberty to both their performers and collaborators. HeartBeast has allowed me broad scope and freedom to experiment.

When & Where: 7 - 21 Oct, Spring Hill Reservoirs