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By Sue - 26/03/2011 15:41 - United States

Today, I co-starred in a production of Hamlet. Halfway through play, the actor playing Hamlet forgot his lines, threw a raging temper tantrum, screaming about how much he hated the play and how he wanted to go home in front of hundreds of audience members. FML

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Saturday 26 March 2011 19:06

to rage... or not to rage?

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takemewithy0u 0

Sunday 27 March 2011 3:31

Was he twelve?

blindntx 0

Sunday 27 March 2011 3:41

shouldn't have said hamlet back stage...

laurbear12 3

Sunday 27 March 2011 3:42

well, Hamlet goes pretty nuts in the actual play...maybe the actor went a bit overboard when getting into character? lol

ballesteros1992 0

Sunday 27 March 2011 4:05

today I payed the entrance to a Hamlet play, half way through the show the idiot playing Hamlet started swering and walked away. they don't give refunds. FML

wmashburn 3

Sunday 27 March 2011 4:42

lol...well done!

pikagirl222 1

Wednesday 30 March 2011 3:41

LOL, but it's swearing, not swering. Just a correction.

monkji10 0

Sunday 27 March 2011 4:27

fing rage quit much?

mnlk 0

Sunday 27 March 2011 5:10

you shouldve done the same thing just to confuse the audience

Skatejock21 0

Sunday 27 March 2011 5:37

hahha that is hilarious. You should have made him look even more retarded, give him a hand with his stupidity.... throw a fit that you remembered the lines and loved the play, be over dramatic. Then he'd feel worse about himself b/c you'd be making fun of him.