'The Ghost of Shakespeare' Goes To Turkey

The play ‘The Ghost of Shakespeare’, staged by the Girne Municipality Theater Groups and playing to full houses, is being staged in Turkey upon the invitation of the Mezitli Municipality in Mersin. The play will be performed at the Mezitli Cultural Center on Tuesday, May 21st 2024.

The cast of the play, written by Ufuk Aydoğan and directed by Batuhan Oruç, includes Kıvanç Giritli, Ömer Dündar, Fatima Saatova, and Shernaz Yardımcı. Lighting design is by Mehmet Saygıer, and set design is by Cem Taşlıovalı.

The Plot Of The Play

The play begins with a king, who seeks revenge but who is never satisfied with it, encountering the ghost of Shakespeare. The king is insatiable, arrogant, and the type to do any kind of evil to retain his throne.

On one hand, he is aware of all the evils he has done and wants to take revenge on himself, on the other hand, the power bestowed upon him by the throne has captured him. The king does not want to let go of his throne as if glued to it. While listening to the king’s stories, the ghost of Shakespeare is also busy writing an end for him in his own mind.

The king’s fate will be determined by his dark mind.