Amid the madness of Shakespeare's Hamlet, the Danish royal court spills every secret to Ruby, the sharp-tongued royal hairdresser with attitude to spare. The result is an award-winning comedy that imagines what might have happened behind the scenes of one of Shakespeare's greatest tragedies.
Characters
- Ruby – Hairdresser, with attitude to spare, to the Danish Royal Court. What goes down at Ruby's, stays at Ruby's
- Ophelia – Anxious for Hamlet to propose. But mostly likes the idea of being a princess, as though she wasn't one already.
- Queen Gertrude – Randy widow of old King Hamlet, wife of new king Claudius and mother to Hamlet. Superior in every way.
- King Claudius – The new king and loving every minute of it.
- Hamlet – The indecisive Prince of Denmark. Thinks he might have to kill his new stepfather. But, then again, not really sure.
- The Ghost – Revenge seeking ghost of the murdered King Hamlet... but still wanting to look good.