18 September 2009

Overheard at a preview of "Hamlet" on Broadway

  • "Is this a musical?"
  • "I didn't understand a word."
  • (On the street outside afterwards) "Jude Law's going to come out of that building? What's he in there for?"
  • (At intermission) "It's already been an hour and a half, how much more can there be?"
The Donmar New York "Hamlet" opens October 6. Law's Danish prince is more energetic than the norm, but I liked it; too many Hamlets use the brooding direction to become a negative onstage space and project as old and tired. Then again, I like "Hamlet," so your mileage may vary.

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