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| Run to see Hamlet at the Armory | |
| Posted by: BroadwayDude 09:35 am EDT 06/23/22 | |
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| I'm no expert, but I thought this was a fabulous production in every way. Get yourself the closest seats you can afford, and have some patience through the really long first set (I was dozing a bit in the second hour), you will be richly rewarded as the gripping tragedy unfolds in acts two and three. It's really important to know the characters and plot before you go, though they did a great job of making the complex story accessible. I loved the use of Dylan music throughout, but I'm a huge fan of our modern day bard. I loved most of the modern touch ups, though making Rosencrantz a woman was gratuitous 🙄 This is the kind of enriching theater experience that makes me so grateful to live in this great city. We are truly lucky . |
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| re: Run to see Hamlet at the Armory | |
| Posted by: Guillaume 06:18 pm EDT 06/23/22 | |
| In reply to: Run to see Hamlet at the Armory - BroadwayDude 09:35 am EDT 06/23/22 | |
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| Is there a lot of live video done by camera operators shadowing actors and projecting their images hither and yon in this production? Or is that in the Oresteia? I'm kind of over that directorial fad after seeing so many of them in recent years . . . | |
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| If you're over the live video gimmick... | |
| Posted by: dczoo 01:33 pm EDT 06/24/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Run to see Hamlet at the Armory - Guillaume 06:18 pm EDT 06/23/22 | |
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| ...then I think you'll find there's too much of it in this production. At least that was my reaction. | |
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| re: If you're over the live video gimmick... | |
| Posted by: Guillaume 11:29 pm EDT 06/24/22 | |
| In reply to: If you're over the live video gimmick... - dczoo 01:33 pm EDT 06/24/22 | |
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| Oh, dear -- thanks a lot before I bought a seat. re: live video - I think anything more than a couple of minutes in one scene is too much actually. I kind of reached my limit after the Met's Lucia. I know directors think use of video closeups enhances the acting, but for me it is a distraction that pulls me out of the magical world the actor has created live in front of us and made us believe. It creates a barrier that makes their work seem smaller in scope rather than more fully embracing a room of strangers. It diminishes the art of acting on a live stage. Anyway, I think I've given this fad a fair shot and I just don't want to sit through these things any more. Thanks for your reply! | |
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| re: Run to see Hamlet at the Armory | |
| Posted by: earlybird 07:29 pm EDT 06/23/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Run to see Hamlet at the Armory - Guillaume 06:18 pm EDT 06/23/22 | |
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| There's only a little bit, and it's used with purpose | |
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| Posted by: Guillaume 09:59 pm EDT 06/23/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Run to see Hamlet at the Armory - earlybird 07:29 pm EDT 06/23/22 | |
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| Thanks! | |
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| re: Run to see Hamlet at the Armory | |
| Posted by: davei2000 11:16 am EDT 06/23/22 | |
| In reply to: Run to see Hamlet at the Armory - BroadwayDude 09:35 am EDT 06/23/22 | |
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| There are interesting ideas/elements throughout, though at times I thought I'd stumbled into a last performance of Girl From the North Country...I found the Hamlet at the center of it less compelling. I'm disappointed that Andrew Scott, the original Hamlet in this production, couldn't make the trip to NY. | |
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| re: Run to see Hamlet at the Armory | |
| Last Edit: MockingbirdGirl 10:14 am EDT 06/23/22 | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 10:04 am EDT 06/23/22 | |
| In reply to: Run to see Hamlet at the Armory - BroadwayDude 09:35 am EDT 06/23/22 | |
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| I loved most of the modern touch ups, though making Rosencrantz a woman was gratuitous 🙄 Indeed, what is it about Rosencrantz's role that makes it 'gratuitous'* for a woman? Is it impossible for Hamlet to have had a female friend? Or for a woman to collude with the king and queen? You would no doubt be shocked to learn that it's not that uncommon for either Rosencrantz or Guildenstern to be cast as a woman—as for instance, in the recent Young Vic production. It's one of the easiest parts in the play to cross cast. *and, apparently, in need of an extra eye roll to emphasize the point |
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| re: Run to see Hamlet at the Armory | |
| Posted by: BroadwayDude 10:50 am EDT 06/23/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Run to see Hamlet at the Armory - MockingbirdGirl 10:04 am EDT 06/23/22 | |
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| Thanks for the information, didn't know. It thought the extra sexual tension between them was an unecesary (and not well done) distraction from an already complex play. Your reply was stupidly hostile. Calm yourself down. |
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| Oh, honey... | |
| Posted by: MockingbirdGirl 11:53 am EDT 06/23/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Run to see Hamlet at the Armory - BroadwayDude 10:50 am EDT 06/23/22 | |
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| If I'd wanted to be hostile, I would have made fun of you for "It's really important to know the characters and plot before you go." Hamlet's not even in the running when it comes to most complex Shakespearean plots. | |
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| re: Oh, honey... | |
| Posted by: BroadwayDude 12:33 pm EDT 06/23/22 | |
| In reply to: Oh, honey... - MockingbirdGirl 11:53 am EDT 06/23/22 | |
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| Using your superior knowledge to shame someone isn't a great look. You must be fun at parties. | |
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| re: Oh, honey... | |
| Posted by: BroadwayDude 12:32 pm EDT 06/23/22 | |
| In reply to: Oh, honey... - MockingbirdGirl 11:53 am EDT 06/23/22 | |
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| Using your superior knowledge to shame someone isn't a great look. You must be fun at parties. | |
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| re: Oh, honey... | |
| Posted by: lordofspeech 03:41 pm EDT 06/23/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Oh, honey... - BroadwayDude 12:32 pm EDT 06/23/22 | |
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| I think the play HAMLET doesn’t really take off until the nunnery scene. The thrills of he Ghosts’s appearance keep us engaged, as does Hamlet’s soliloquized pain, but the circumstances really whip into a frenzy w the nunnery scene. | |
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