Shakespeare Beat: A Horrorstruck “Hamlet” & Loopy “Love’s Labour’s Lost”

Michael van Baker — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 23:18:00 +0000

A lesser director might insist on "breaking" walls, but Langs erases them, pushing his actors out, and pulling the audience closer. His Hamlet opens in the pitch dark of the night watch, everyone's eyes adjusting to the gloom, ears homing in on the voices, and already visible distinctions have vanished.

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Shakespeare Beat: A Horrorstruck “Hamlet” & Loopy “Love’s Labour’s Lost”