Date 26/08/2015 - News People
Thought you knew ?Hamlet?? Think again. Benedict Cumberbatch?s prince might have triggered a media frenzy, but make no mistake, this is director Lyndsey Turner?s production ? and it?s a radical reinvention with real political intent, even if it?s too complex to fully cohere. Its star defers to his director?s vision, probably to his own personal detriment: his Hamlet is many things at once, more a collection of characteristics than a credible character, but he finds his purpose as he goes on ? as does the production. This is a Hamlet for a world on the edge: a warning from history, and a plea for new ideas from a new generation.
