Hayman Hounds Hamlet
Thu, 14 Oct 2004, 01:23 pmJess1 post in thread
Hayman Hounds Hamlet
Thu, 14 Oct 2004, 01:23 pmI meant to do a little review earlier in the week, but was busy. I see that Gordon hasn't done one yet either!
Thursday last week I went to Hayman Theatre to see the Fifteen Minute Hamlet & The Real Inspector Hound. I really enjoyed both shows and my congrats go to the tight cast, directors & all crew.
Can you laugh in Hamlet?? I hope so, because I did. Having only seen Shakespeare's Hamlet, I didn't quite know what to expect from this. I thought that having the "Year Nine's" present it gave it a little extra fun, and I loved the facial expressions & interaction between them. Once again, not familiar with this particular script, but a 2-minute encore - that was terrific! Good job to Director Suzanne Rofe who was not at all familiar with any kind of Hamlet when she began rehearsing the cast.
Hound. I had no idea what this play was about, so I was a little confused at first, but soon picked up there was a play within a play. Stand out performance for me was Zoe Cooper - her comic timing, accent & physical characterisation (particularly in the tea scene) were really well defined & cohesive. Also outstandingly eccentric was Tom Stokes (I think that's the right name), with excellent handling of the fairly ancient wheel chair. Very explosive characterisation of the reviewer by Dean Israelite (I think??). Duncan, great work on Hayman Hound History.
It was a delightful evening of melodrama & posturing (gotta love the faints of the cast in Hamlet!!). A really good show by the cast, most of whom were in both shows, rep style.
Thanks,
Jess
Thursday last week I went to Hayman Theatre to see the Fifteen Minute Hamlet & The Real Inspector Hound. I really enjoyed both shows and my congrats go to the tight cast, directors & all crew.
Can you laugh in Hamlet?? I hope so, because I did. Having only seen Shakespeare's Hamlet, I didn't quite know what to expect from this. I thought that having the "Year Nine's" present it gave it a little extra fun, and I loved the facial expressions & interaction between them. Once again, not familiar with this particular script, but a 2-minute encore - that was terrific! Good job to Director Suzanne Rofe who was not at all familiar with any kind of Hamlet when she began rehearsing the cast.
Hound. I had no idea what this play was about, so I was a little confused at first, but soon picked up there was a play within a play. Stand out performance for me was Zoe Cooper - her comic timing, accent & physical characterisation (particularly in the tea scene) were really well defined & cohesive. Also outstandingly eccentric was Tom Stokes (I think that's the right name), with excellent handling of the fairly ancient wheel chair. Very explosive characterisation of the reviewer by Dean Israelite (I think??). Duncan, great work on Hayman Hound History.
It was a delightful evening of melodrama & posturing (gotta love the faints of the cast in Hamlet!!). A really good show by the cast, most of whom were in both shows, rep style.
Thanks,
Jess