“One of the first things you learn about me is that I do not believe in ghosts.”

Scrawled in the margins of Shakespeare’s play, Horatio draws his breath in laughter and pain to tell the story of someone jangled out of tune – himself.

Horatio has followed his situationship home for Christmas break. The fact that the young man in question is heir to the throne of Denmark, and the son of a murdered warlord, soon proves to be the least of his worries.

Horatio loves people deeply and he’s starting to suspect that the person he loves most may be more dangerous than plague, Nordic winter, or plot devices. But when it comes to ghostly affairs, Horatio may have a secret or two up his sleeve as well.

A blast of fresh air for the world of Shakespeare’s Hamlet, Horatio, In Thy Heart is a new play about the courage of setting boundaries and the complexity of mourning people who were bad for you.

Award-winning production company Achy Bits Productions continues its tradition of revelling in the queer shadow play behind the scrim of classic texts.