Snowflake theatre-goers given woke warning to expect violence and death in Shakespeare’s play Hamlet

THEATRE-goers received a woke warning to expect violence and death in Hamlet — where most of the characters are known to snuff it.

Producers also flagged up self-harm, suicide and mental illness in the dark play that for five centuries has tackled the title character’s madness.

It is one of the Bard’s most staged plays.

But bosses at the Cambridge University-run ADC Theatre issued around 30 warnings about the content — including rape, sexual assault, incest, discrimination and drugs or alcohol abuse.

There is also an alert about “death and/or dying”.

But learning resource Study.com says: “It is a well-known fact that Shakespeare’s tragedies normally conclude in death, and Hamlet, written in 1600 to 1601, is no exception.”