What is the Chamber?

The Chamber is an adaptation concept.

All scenes, characters and sub-plots unknown to the protagonist have been cut.

The text has been distilled and shifted.

For only what the protagonist knows and sees can be shown on stage.

This allows the play to follow and represent his consciousness alone.

Its performance style is remarkable for its extreme simplicity of staging.

Actors use different-coloured scarves to delineate and define characters; lighting is left simple and unchanged (augmented by candles); the actors themselves provide all music and sound effects; there are no realistic swords or swordplay; fabric, paper and wood are the only props; and the actors return into the audience to watch the play when they are not involved in any scene.

Actors performing a lively scene from a Shakespeare play on an intimate Phnom Penh stage.
Actors performing a lively scene from a Shakespeare play on an intimate Phnom Penh stage.
A close-up of a beautifully crafted Shakespearean costume worn by a company member.
A close-up of a beautifully crafted Shakespearean costume worn by a company member.
Audience members smiling and applauding during an outdoor Shakespeare performance in Phnom Penh.
Audience members smiling and applauding during an outdoor Shakespeare performance in Phnom Penh.

Our Mission

To connect communities through the power of Shakespeare’s stories and performances.

Gallery

Actors performing a lively scene from a Shakespeare play on an intimate Phnom Penh stage.
Actors performing a lively scene from a Shakespeare play on an intimate Phnom Penh stage.
A close-up of a beautifully crafted costume piece worn during a recent production.
A close-up of a beautifully crafted costume piece worn during a recent production.
Audience members captivated by the dramatic lighting and powerful performances.
Audience members captivated by the dramatic lighting and powerful performances.
Behind-the-scenes moment of the cast rehearsing in a sunlit studio space.
Behind-the-scenes moment of the cast rehearsing in a sunlit studio space.
A group photo of the Phnom Penh Shakespeare Company team after a successful show.
A group photo of the Phnom Penh Shakespeare Company team after a successful show.
An outdoor performance set against the vibrant cityscape of Phnom Penh at dusk.
An outdoor performance set against the vibrant cityscape of Phnom Penh at dusk.

Snapshots from our recent Shakespeare productions

Their performances bring Shakespeare’s words to life with passion and heart.

Lina K.

A lively scene from a Phnom Penh Shakespeare Company play with actors in period costumes on stage.
A lively scene from a Phnom Penh Shakespeare Company play with actors in period costumes on stage.
Audience members clapping enthusiastically under warm theater lights at a Phnom Penh Shakespeare Company event.
Audience members clapping enthusiastically under warm theater lights at a Phnom Penh Shakespeare Company event.

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