It is amazing how the actors managed to pronounce Shakespeare’s rather complex and heavy text in a lively, normal language. Thoughtful, leisurely "living" by the actors of their roles, highlights all the hidden shades of the text. A beautiful stage solution of the mise-en-scene. Andrew Scott is perfect.
Hamlet captures the Almeida Theatre's 2017 acclaimed production of William Shakespeare's great play, recorded as-live in its West End transfer on the stage of London's Harold Pinter Theatre. Robert Icke's innovative modern-dress production, featuring Andrew Scott, Juliet Stevenson, Angus Wright and Jessica Brown Findlay, has been widely acclaimed as a dazzlingly intelligent, forcefully contemporary staging. The Evening Standard hailed Andrew Scott's 'career-defining performance... he makes the most famous speeches feel fresh and unpredictable.'
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