For reasons that I hope will soon become apparent, I am currently fascinated by Hamlet and the RSC production with David Tennant. The Guardian carries exclusive production photos and also a fascinating discussion by Michael Billington about the best Hamlets of his time. In his top ten he includes Jonathan Pryce at the Royal Court in 1980, a performance which lives with me still. (The photo is Ellie Kurttz's, courtesy of the RSC.)
Blogger reviews are just beginning to appear, in advance of next Tuesday's press night. Actor Matthew Swan posts here: "What Doran has very successfully achieved is a great Hamlet with a focus on the very human responses each character has to one another and the events that shape the play."
The blog Defying Definition exudes enthusiasm: "I was stunned by it all, gobsmacked, wanting to rewind it and watch it again."
Jan Ford, who describes herself as "an ageing female" is a little more measured: " But, at the end of the play, I felt I'd witnessed a production of some moment and this view seemed to be shared by the audience generally, judging by the acclamation."
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