Black Butler Special

To mark the third anniversary of the Funtom Corporation, Earl Ciel Phantomhive sponsors a charitable staging of *Hamlet* for a group of underprivileged children—an event expected to draw generous attention from the press. When the professional troupe meant to perform is unexpectedly held up and can’t arrive before curtain time, the celebration is suddenly at risk of collapsing.

Determined to salvage the occasion, Ciel orders his impeccably capable butler, Sebastian Michaelis, to make sure the show goes on. With a patchwork cast of inexperienced performers—Ciel himself, his fiancée Elizabeth Midford, his household staff, and other unlikely participants—the household scrambles to pull together a proper play before the audience arrives.