Gertrude – The Cry is a play by British playwright Howard Barker.
The play had its world premiere in 2002, directed by the author, in the great hall of Elsinore Castle, Denmark as part of the annual international Hamlet Festival.
[1] Its original production featured actors Tom Burke, Sean O'Callaghan, Jason Morell, Justin Avoth, Emma Gersch, Jane Bertish and Victoria Wicks.
Gertrude – The Cry is Howard Barker's reworking of Shakespeare's Hamlet, focusing on the character of Queen Gertrude, the mother of Prince Hamlet in Shakespeare's play.
Barker considers Gertrude to be one of his major works, remarking that "It's probably my best play...