Out of work actor Joe volunteers to help try and save his sister's local church for the community by putting on a Christmas production of Hamlet, somewhat against the advice of his agent Margaretta. As the cast he assembles are still available even at Christmas and are prepared to do it on a 'profit sharing' basis (that is, they may not get paid anything) he cannot expect - and does not get - the cream of the cream. But although they all bring their own problems and foibles along, something bigger starts to emerge in the perhaps aptly named village of Hope.

Un comédien sans le sou et qui ne croit plus guère en lui décide de jouer sa dernière carte en montant un Hamlet pour les vacances de Noël. Pour ce faire, il va engager six acteurs pour les vingt-quatre rôles que compte la pièce...

Un attore disoccupato decide di mettere in scena l' "Amleto" di Shakespeare con una compagnia improvvisata. Il dramma teatrale metterà in luce le vicende personali dei singoli protagonisti.

Diretor teatral desempregado seleciona atores e ensaia uma montagem de Hamlet na igreja abandonada de pequena cidade inglesa. Cabe a ele administrar grandes problemas: egos inflados, falta de recursos, desinteresse do público e crise existencial.

Сборная компания не очень профессиональных актеров репетирует спектакль к Рождеству. Разношерстная публика: гомосексуалист, почти слепая девушка, дизайнер, определяющая успех по твердости сосков — они, к тому же, имеют свое мнение по поводу актерской игры. Все это накладывает неизгладимый отпечаток на исполнение роли.

Joe Harper es un actor en paro en el que sólo parece confiar su estrafalaria agente Margaretta D'Arcy. Joe decide montar una representación teatral navideña de "Hamlet", su obra favorita, pero los actores son bastante mediocres, y las tres semanas de preparación de la obra constituirán toda una aventura. (FILMAFFINITY)