''Fortinbras'' is a 1991 play by American

playwright A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes play (theatre), plays, which are a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between Character (arts), characters and is intended for Theatre, theatrical performance rather than just Readin ...

Lee Blessing. Set immediately following

William Shakespeare William Shakespeare ( 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's nation ...

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Hamlet ''The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark'', often shortened to ''Hamlet'' (), is a Shakespearean tragedy, tragedy written by William Shakespeare sometime between 1599 and 1601. It is Shakespeare's longest play. Set in Denmark, the play (the ...

'', the play recounts the events after Hamlet's death that go on throughout Elsinore. The play includes almost every character from ''Hamlet'' returning as a ghost.

Production

''Fortinbras'' opened on 18 June 1991 at the La Jolla Playhouse.

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* * Plays by Lee Blessing Plays and musicals based on Hamlet 1991 plays {{1990s-play-stub