Galatea Theatre is bringing the first professional production of Shakespeare's
Hamlet to Auckland city in more than a decade.
The bard's brilliant dark tragedy stars Calum Gittins as Hamlet, an actor with NZ
acting pedigree.
Calum's father, award winning actor Paul Gittins, played the same role years
ago, and his mother is Lord of the Rings movie trilogy co-writer Phillipa Boyens.
Shortland St fans will recognise Calum as Jake Valentine, but Shakespeare fans
will have last seen him in King Lear, at this year's Auckland University Outdoor
Shakespeare.
Calum's movie credits include the acclaimed The King's Speech, & working
opposite Viggo Mortensen in The Two Towers.