Hamlet

Hamlet, Olivier Theatre, 2010.

Cast: Michael Peavoy, Matthew Barker, Giles Terera, Marcus Cunningham, James Laurenson, Patrick Malahide, James Pearse, Ellie Turner, Alex Lanipekun, David Calder, Rory Kinnear, Clare Higgins, Ruth Negga, Victor Power, Ferdinand Kingsley, Prasanna Puwanarajah, Saskia Portway, Michael Sheldon, Richie Hart, Jake Fairbrother, Nick Sampson, Zara Tempest-Walters, Leo Staar.

Writer: William Shakespeare

Director: Nicholas Hytner

I associate this with the tail end of the period when every young actor had a go at Hamlet on stage - Benedict Cumberbatch, David Tennant, John Simms. I didn't see any of them as the tickets would have been impossible to get hold of and although this is the Shakespeare play I know best (we studied it for A level) perhaps I've seen it enough. One of the things about having seen a decent amount of theatre and getting older is knowing that it's okay not to see stuff again. I'd go if there was a significant production -- Cush Jumbo at The Young Vic was my most recent experience - but it's quite nice knowing I don't have to see any more if I don't want to. 

I seem to remember Rory being good but maybe he's not the ideal person for this role.