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Hampstead Theatre adds new dates for Dickie Beau’s Re-Member Me

Dickie Beau’s Re-Member Me has had its run extended at Hampstead Theatre.

Originally due to finish on June 17, the show will now continue until Saturday, June 24.

The master of lip-sync, in Re-Member Me he conjures many celebrated actors that have played Shakespeare’s tragic prince Hamlet such as Sir John Gielgud and Sir Ian McKellen.

The epic one-man show, directed by Jan Willem Van Den Bosch, is also a reflection on memory and mortality and includes exclusive recordings of interviews with some of theatre’s most illustrious personalities – all lip-synced by Beau. 

Re-Member Me is described as part documentary theatre, part 21st century séance, and a unique theatrical eulogy to one of the greatest Hamlet’s almost never seen.

Opening at Hampstead Theatre on May 25, Sir Ian McKellen took guests to the first performance as part of his 84th birthday celebrations. Other star theatre-goers have included Benedict Cumberbatch, Ruby Wax, Fiona Shaw, Gyles Brandreth, Indira Varma, Anoushka Shankar, Denise Gough, Liz Carr, Martin Sherman and Paul Gambaccini.

Giles Terera (Hamilton) will join Beau on Thursday, June 22 for a post-show Q&A.

Tickets available at hampsteadtheatre.com

Dickie Beau with Benedict Cumberbatch
Sir Ian McKellen with Dickie Beau

Dickie Beau brings Re-Member Me to Hampstead Theatre

It’s the show that’s described as a Hamlet mix-tape.

When actor and artist Dickie Beau realised he might never get to play Shakespeare’s iconic Danish prince, the lip-syncing sensation instead took recordings of great Hamlets from the past to create a unique one-man show.

Beau has now created a Hamlet that can never be “re-membered” because no recordings exist.

In his show, part documentary theatre, part 21st century séance, Beau brings Hamlet back to life through exclusive recordings of interviews with Ian McKellen, Richard Eyre and others.

Beau’s previous work include iShowmanism! at the Ustinov Studio, Bath, last year. He played the title role in Botticelli in the Fire at Hampstead Theatre in 2019. His other credits include Kenny Everett in Bohemian Rhapsody and The Dame in Dick Whittington at the National Theatre. 

Re-Member Me was first presented as a scratch performance at the Almeida Theatre on the set of Robert Icke’s production of Hamlet in 2017, before it transferred to the Public Theater, New York, and went on to play at the Melbourne International Arts Festival and Perth International Festival.

The show is directed and co-devised by Jan-willem van den Bosch with lighting design by Marty Langthorne.

Re-Member Me is at Hampstead Theatre from May 25-June 17.