The Novello Theatre
Aldwych, WC2
0780.950.0935
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Hamlet
- When
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3 Dec 2008 – 10 Jan 2009
Daily
- Where
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Tube: Charing Cross, Covent Garden, Holborn
- Price
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Various prices
- Links
It goes without saying that David Tennant is marvellous as the student prince — melancholy, hyperactive and witty in equal measure — but he's not the best thing about this RSC adaptation. Neither is a gloriously malevolent Patrick Stewart as Claudius. Nor is a scene-stealing Oliver Ford Davies, whose interpretation of Polonius is peppered with senior moments and provides much of the humour of the piece. No, the real star is the production itself: from the mirrored set and torches of the opening ghost scenes to the luxe glamour of Gertrude's bedroom, director Gregory Doran and designer Robert Jones' staging is a triumph.
