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January 2021. The UK is in its 3rd lockdown and all entertainment venues remain closed. For theatre actors Sam and Mark, the future looks bleak. As the pandemic drags on, Mark -single and childless -is increasingly socially isolated, while Sam panics about how he is going to support his young family.They spend their days in the online digital world of Grand Theft Auto and when they stumble across a theatre, they suddenly have an idea to stage a full production of Hamlet within the game.This film charts their ridiculous, hilarious and moving adventure as they battle violent griefers and discover surprising truths about life, friendship and the enduring power of Shakespeare.

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00:00To be or not to be, that is the question. Whether it is nobler in the mind to suffer

00:16the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, or to take arms against a sea of troubles,

00:23and by opposing, end them.

00:25Look at this.

00:27Look at what?

00:29Look.

00:31It's like a massive kind of arena.

00:37Thank you for coming to see our performance.

00:41It's nice to have an audience even if there's just one.

00:45Right, okay.

00:47Oh look, we've got another audience member here. This is Hamlet.

00:49William Shakespeare's Hamlet.

00:51I believe this is the first time it's ever been performed at the Vinewood Bowl.

00:57If I could just request that you refrain from killing each other.

01:01Oh, and don't kill the actors either.

01:04Do you think that doing a production of Hamlet inside GTA is achievable?

01:11Um, short answer is no.

01:15I think...

01:17No, I think it's a terrible idea, but I definitely think we should try and do it.

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