DELHI - Bushel is pleased to host Catskill Mountain Shakespeare during their 2026 spring tour of Shakespeare’s iconic play Hamlet. Performance will take place on Friday, April 17, 7 p.m., at Bushel, 106 Main Street in Delhi.
Director Sydney Berk reimagines The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark with a bold contemporary lens, setting the play in the 1980s, electrifying Shakespeare’s classic with the raw energy of rebellion, youth culture, and political unrest. Performed by a dynamic cast of six actors, Hamlet explores the play’s timeless themes of authority, identity, and defiance. This fast-paced, 90-minute production–directed by London Academy of Dramatic Arts graduate and CMS Company Member Sydney Berk–delivers Shakespeare’s language with urgency and clarity, designed to captivate modern audiences and first-time Shakespeare viewers alike.
Driving the production’s pulse is a soundtrack featuring iconic punk and post-punk artists such as The Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedys, and Social Distortion whose music underscores the play’s emotional intensity and revolutionary spirit.
Doors at 6:30 pm. Performance at 7 pm, with no intermission. A talkback session will follow. Seating limited; advanced purchase of ticket guarantees a seat. Tickets are $25 each; available on Bushel’s website, www.bushelcollective.org. Standing-room tickets are available at the door on a sliding-scale basis (cash or Venmo).
