Many people consider Hamlet to be the greatest play ever written in the English language. It demands grand acting and staging, and it gets both in director Michael Grandage's dark and thrilling production.
Hamlet is one of Shakespeare's moodiest characters and one of the most difficult to play properly. In his first Broadway appearence since 1995 Jude Law captures all the swagger and despair needed for this most complex of roles. It is a most accomplished performance,and he is surrounded on all sides by a superb cast.
As already mentioned, Michael Grandage's staging is superb,and Christopher Oram's sparsely effective sets and costumes are just right. They are saying that the evening belongs to Shakespeare and the actors.
I have seen some fine Hamlets in my many years of theatregoing and this one is up there with the best of them. Go see it.
At THE BROADHURST THEATRE 235 West 44th STREET N. Y. C.
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I too have seen many Hamlets in my time, but your capsule whets my appetite to see this production.
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