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Three One-Act Plays

I Am Hamlet by Richard James

Death By PowerPoint by Ian Tapster

Zoo by Terry Adlam

9th, 10th & 11th July 2026

Tickets £8 (£5 for under-16s) available on the door and from ticketsource.com/HAT

Venue: St George's Church Hall, Hambledon Road, Waterlooville PO7 7EH

"Madness, Murder and Monkey Business" could be used to describe these three one-act comedy plays.

I Am Hamlet - a one-act comedy thriller in which an amateur actor auditions for the lead role in a local production of Hamlet. There is some fun to be had as the director puts him through his acting paces, but slowly we learn that the actor has more in common with the Prince of Denmark than meets the eye...

Death By PowerPoint - we present a HAT world premier, penned by our own Chair of the group, Ian Tapster. Prepare for some insight into the world of higher education, plus a very tedious lecture!

Zoo - it is an important day for the zoo manager - financier Sir Norman is coming for an inspection, and nothing must go wrong. So it would be a bad time for the gibbons to hijack a car, the tractor to run into croc lake and the tiger to take up residence in the coffee shop. And don't ask about the penguin.

I Am Hamlet

TOM GRAINGER – Ian Tapster
SIMON PRENTICE – Iain Renfrew

Death By PowerPoint

ALBERT – Phil Davies
RUTH HARTLEY – Val Gray
HANNAH ATKINS – Claire Murray
ACADEMIC 1 – April Waugh
ACADEMIC 2 – Sue Corbin
ACADEMIC 3 – Stuart Dickenson
SALLY JONES – Sonja Renfrew
DAVINA TURNER – Verity Leaver
DIANE WATERFORD – Maria Burden
D.I. LOCKE – Ross Gilson
D.S. CHUBB – John Dalby

Zoo

RICHARD (zoo manager) – David Sherren
CLAIRE (radio presenter) – Claire Murray
WENDY (secretary) – Verity Leaver
MR FACKER (Richard's boss) – Phil Davies
HARPER (animal exporter) – Sonja Renfrew
CHIMP (zookeeper) – Sue Corbin
TAXI DRIVER – Stuart Dickenson
MAN (distraught car owner) – Phil Davis
PENGUIN – Ross Gilson
ZOE (zookeeper) – Maria Burden
ALEX (café manager) – Valerie Gray
ALAN (tiger keeper) – Ian Tapster
GATEKEEPER – Stuart Dickenson
DAN (tractor driver) – Iain Renfrew
WENDY'S BOYFRIEND – John Dalby
DORIS (petting zoo keeper) – Carolyn Carr/Kellie English/April Waugh

Creative Team

DIRECTORS – Alison Mace ('Death By PowerPoint') & Natalie Pettit ('Zoo')

STAGE MANAGER – Iain Renfrew

STAGE MANAGER'S ASSISTANTS – Sally Abbott & Tabitha Abbott-Fox

SOUND EFFECTS & LIGHTING – Natalie Pettit

PROMPT – Verity Leaver

GRAPHIC DESIGN – David Sherren

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