#fat ham

[nwarrior777]

making Hamlet fanart in 2024, slapping Juicy (main hero of Fat Ham, a modern play, Hamlet version, played by black fat queer person) on char design i saw in old b&w film while listening MCR playlist was an experience

highly recommend. also pls watch/read Fat Ham upd: image description added! (in alt text, but also under the cut)

(Image Description: List of sketches with 3 drawings. The textures used here are elegant looks-like photo silk (for clothes), soft shades and gradients. Shapes are sinking in each other depth. No color, black and white

It's fanart depicting Hamlet character being combination of different versions of him from different media: fat black queer masculine person being elegant, wearing mascara and lipstick (took from modern play Fat Ham) wearing vintage royal clothes (took from old classic film). The narrative of sketches also mixed of modern play (Fat Ham) and classic one

There are 3 sketches:

First one. It's the character described above (TC in text further) sitting in side view. His eyes is closed and face has melancholic emotion. TC is holding a scull. There is a simple-shaped silhouette of crown above his head. This image represent classic play melancholic vibes of character fused with modern play appearance

Second sketch. It's TC singing, while holding white pigeon in hands. It had previous classic-modern fusion vibes + a little vibe of disney princess song (because of bird and emotion expression similar to disney musicals). By left side of this sketch is stylized speech babble with music notes symbols and deformed text, visualization of singing. The text saying: "I want a perfect body", quoting singing of TC from modern play. By the right side of sketch there is arrow pointing at character with text "has most perfect body ever".

Sketch Three. It's dynamic sketch of TC in a duel (opponent is out of the frame), waving a thin sword (idk how it in eng, in my first it's шпага, a sword but specific type of it). From the chest of TC it's going steam, like character is heated mechanism pushed to limits. The face of TC is strong and determined, with mouth wide open trying to catch breath. Near this sketch is text: (text starts here) "He is fat and scant of breath" - original play quote. i know Fat Ham message. this one [the sketch with duel] here for slay jpeg reason (text ends here).

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[thebrainofmae]

thinking about how hadestown said No answer will be heard to the question no one asks, so I’m asking if it’s true [what they say], and how black sails said If no one remembers a time before there was an England, then no one can imagine a time after it and how Ursula Le Guin said We live in capitalism, its power seems inescapable — but then, so did the divine right of kings and how fat ham said We just gotta…uh…commit./Why though?/Cause this is a tragedy. We tragic./I’m not and how hadestown said the kingdom will fall for a song and how black sails said They paint the world full of shadows and then tell their children to stay close to the light. Their light. Their reasons, their judgments. Because in the darkness, there be dragons. But it isn't true. We can prove that it isn't true and most of all how Hadestown said It’s a tragedy. But we sing it anyway.

[morphean42]

Just saw Fat Ham and oh oh oh oh I need to scream about it. Goodness it’s so good!! Escaping the cycle of violence and embracing your identity!! Knowing life is about living for yourself and chasing what makes you feel good!! Queer black Hamlet Juicy I owe you my life

[oof-i-did-it-agaaiiin]

Hamlet gets to choose, not you. 💀

[keepthisholykiss]

finally saw Fat Ham in a regional production after barely missing the broadway run and holy shit. everyone downplayed and/or paid this show dust when it is one of the best shakespeare adaptations (TRUE ADAPTATION) I have ever seen. it had everything and also they had a cookout after it was so fun, I have never laughed so hard at a hamlet (and it didn't feel inappropriate for the story) 1000000000/10 everyone should go see it if it ever happens near them.

[aliveandfullofjoy]

(The play cracks open into a celebration of the feminine. Maybe Larry lip-syncs to a song sung by someone in love. Maybe Rabby and Tedra drink wine and cackle and dance in their seats. Maybe the old bones of Rev get up and dance with newfound freedom and joy. Maybe Opal throws dollars at Larry. Maybe Tio rolls a blunt. Maybe Juicy is serenaded. Maybe this is all a love song. I don't know how long this should last. I would say it should last long enough for the whole experience to move from something normal to something sublime. Lights burn on until we are all gone... Like stars. That's it.)

Fat Ham, James Ijames

[shotmello]

Dude i freaking Love this image. Big text. i Love skippy. My goat.Big text

[thepurpleglass]

Even if you’re in Portland I can’t tell you to see Fat Ham because the last performance was today, but it was so good. A version of Hamlet where the answer to To be or not to be is that to be yourself is what stands up to tragedy.

At least look it up because I think there are other productions going on elsewhere.