Hamlet Theater with Benedict Cumberbatch
Hamlet
Theater Play with Benedict Cumberbatch
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London
6. October 2015
Beginn: 19:20 (19:15)
Intervall: 21:15 - 21:35
End: ~22:30
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It all starts with me being too late for the morning queue to get one of the 10P tickets. The nice lady recommended to either come back around 90 minutes before the play to wait for return tickets or come back the next day. As it happens I was in the area again around that time, so I got in line. There was only one couple in front of me and nobody after me which surprised me as in the morning people seemed to start queuing from 7 o’clock.
After the couple got their tickets one of the desk ladies asked me if I wanted a ticket for 64P. Would have been very nice to sit in the front rows, but I don’t have enough money for that, so I said to her I’d wait a bit longer. Luck was on my side as only 10 minutes later another ticket became free for only 30P.
My seat was Stalls, P28, which was quite far in the back but very much in the middle, so I could see the stage very nicely.
Just for seeing the faces and their expressions I was too far away, actually. I can’t imagine how bad it must have been for the people in the gallery.
The play itself was well structured in the scenes, but there were a few modern things like a camera for Ophelia which were a little strange for Hamlet’s time but fit into the play quite nicely. The clothes were a little plain sometimes when they were not dressed up in military gear.
Benedict fit into the play without being more obvious or important than the other people. Most likely because the script for Hamlet divides the speech up rather evenly onto all people.
In my opinion he looked quite haggard, though. Very sunken in cheeks and thin legs. Seems like having a newborn and playing a theater play for 3 months straight without one evening break has removed all muscle he trained up for Dr Strange.
He was very enthusiastic in his acting, however, so everything seems to be all right.
At the end of the play Benedict explained a bit about his opinion on the refugees and asked everybody to donate a bit of money.
EDIT: After some consideration and reading other reviews, I have to agree that Horatio as a would-be punk is really not fitting well into this. There are some weaknesses in the choice of style for the characters and Ophelia was really too weepy for my taste, but in general it was all right.
Theater Play with Benedict Cumberbatch
Barbican Centre, Silk Street, London
6. October 2015
Beginn: 19:20 (19:15)
Intervall: 21:15 - 21:35
End: ~22:30
Report
It all starts with me being too late for the morning queue to get one of the 10P tickets. The nice lady recommended to either come back around 90 minutes before the play to wait for return tickets or come back the next day. As it happens I was in the area again around that time, so I got in line. There was only one couple in front of me and nobody after me which surprised me as in the morning people seemed to start queuing from 7 o’clock.
After the couple got their tickets one of the desk ladies asked me if I wanted a ticket for 64P. Would have been very nice to sit in the front rows, but I don’t have enough money for that, so I said to her I’d wait a bit longer. Luck was on my side as only 10 minutes later another ticket became free for only 30P.
My seat was Stalls, P28, which was quite far in the back but very much in the middle, so I could see the stage very nicely.
Just for seeing the faces and their expressions I was too far away, actually. I can’t imagine how bad it must have been for the people in the gallery.
The play itself was well structured in the scenes, but there were a few modern things like a camera for Ophelia which were a little strange for Hamlet’s time but fit into the play quite nicely. The clothes were a little plain sometimes when they were not dressed up in military gear.
Benedict fit into the play without being more obvious or important than the other people. Most likely because the script for Hamlet divides the speech up rather evenly onto all people.
In my opinion he looked quite haggard, though. Very sunken in cheeks and thin legs. Seems like having a newborn and playing a theater play for 3 months straight without one evening break has removed all muscle he trained up for Dr Strange.
He was very enthusiastic in his acting, however, so everything seems to be all right.
At the end of the play Benedict explained a bit about his opinion on the refugees and asked everybody to donate a bit of money.
EDIT: After some consideration and reading other reviews, I have to agree that Horatio as a would-be punk is really not fitting well into this. There are some weaknesses in the choice of style for the characters and Ophelia was really too weepy for my taste, but in general it was all right.