Hamlet
Sun, 10 Mar 2002, 08:27 amWalter Plinge10 posts in thread
Hamlet
Sun, 10 Mar 2002, 08:27 amI had the privilege of attending Opening night , at The New Fourtune Theatre, of Shakespeare's Hamlet.Amongst the occasional flash of lightning the setting is in the traditional Elizabethan style and is , for want of a better word, outside.
For those of you intending to go, rest assured seating is provided.
For those of you who are not aware, this is being Directed by Grant Malcolm.
I am a fan of Shakespeare and in particular of Hamlet. I was particularly impressed with David Meadows portrayal of Hamlet he certainly is a fine actor.
My only comment in a vaguely negative way would be the interpritation of Gertrude. She is a little harsher/stronger than I am used to.
Apart from a few fumblings with lines that only a Shakespeare buff would have noticed , I believe the performance is certainly well worth seeing.I highly recommend it
Carol Lange
For those of you intending to go, rest assured seating is provided.
For those of you who are not aware, this is being Directed by Grant Malcolm.
I am a fan of Shakespeare and in particular of Hamlet. I was particularly impressed with David Meadows portrayal of Hamlet he certainly is a fine actor.
My only comment in a vaguely negative way would be the interpritation of Gertrude. She is a little harsher/stronger than I am used to.
Apart from a few fumblings with lines that only a Shakespeare buff would have noticed , I believe the performance is certainly well worth seeing.I highly recommend it
Carol Lange
RE: Hamlet
Tue, 12 Mar 2002, 12:22 pmWalter Plinge
Some disparate stream of consciousness from a friend in the Sat night audience.
"Did you ever see such a bitchy Gertrude?
Exit, stage left, sneering!
"My God, this wretched kid of mine is
just so bent on ruining everything
he's SO selfish! He doesn't think of
ME!" written all over her face.
Never seen her done like that, it worked
well.
What a sweet Ophelia, so elfin and waif
like, especially in the Ophelia
away with the fairies scene...a solid
Hamlet, no nonsense there, R & G
worked well together indeed, I liked the
earnest, and I don't know how
he did it, likable Polonius.
I've seen him so often played as a
buffoon, usually people are glad when P.
buys it, but the audience were horrified
when he died. They actually
gasped! They did!
When it rained the audience didn't move
straight away, because the actors
had convinced them that it wasn't really
raining.
Thank you to all the cast & crew, great
sets, great production.
I haven't mentioned a lot of stuff that
I should've; like Horatio who
was whippy & alert and every inch the
man, and Guildernstern's coin flipping
and lots of other stuff that deserves
mention.
Ooh, and I like R & G's disintering at
the curtain call. Yes, yes."
Pamela.
PS Wonder if we'll get a review from that bloody peacock from Sunday night....
Thou venomed beetle-headed lewdster!
"Did you ever see such a bitchy Gertrude?
Exit, stage left, sneering!
"My God, this wretched kid of mine is
just so bent on ruining everything
he's SO selfish! He doesn't think of
ME!" written all over her face.
Never seen her done like that, it worked
well.
What a sweet Ophelia, so elfin and waif
like, especially in the Ophelia
away with the fairies scene...a solid
Hamlet, no nonsense there, R & G
worked well together indeed, I liked the
earnest, and I don't know how
he did it, likable Polonius.
I've seen him so often played as a
buffoon, usually people are glad when P.
buys it, but the audience were horrified
when he died. They actually
gasped! They did!
When it rained the audience didn't move
straight away, because the actors
had convinced them that it wasn't really
raining.
Thank you to all the cast & crew, great
sets, great production.
I haven't mentioned a lot of stuff that
I should've; like Horatio who
was whippy & alert and every inch the
man, and Guildernstern's coin flipping
and lots of other stuff that deserves
mention.
Ooh, and I like R & G's disintering at
the curtain call. Yes, yes."
Pamela.
PS Wonder if we'll get a review from that bloody peacock from Sunday night....
Thou venomed beetle-headed lewdster!
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