theatre – Literal Machines

The Fortinbras Problem

July 25, 2025 SpoilersBelowLeave a comment

Let all sleep, while to my shame I seeThe imminent death of twenty thousand men Fortinbras is about as minor a character as can be in Shakespeare's Hamlet (1599? 1601?). He is mentioned offhandedly a few times, such as Horatio's re-telling of Hamlet's father killing Fortinbras' father in a duel in Act 1.1, or Claudius [...]

Black Box

January 15, 2018January 10, 2018 SpoilersBelowLeave a comment

This is a flexible black box theatre stage: They are one of the most common types of theatre, along with prosceniums, thrusts, and arenas. They are highly configurable, because all they are is a room painted black, and both the seating and set can be placed where ever one chooses. Much black box theatre is [...]