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Hamlet review " slick tragedy fuelled by fury by Arifa Akbar

Bristol Old VicWith inky backdrops, jagged sound and frenzied violence, John Haidar's production stars Billy Howle as a prince emanating unhinged anger The opening scene suggests that this production will explore the Oedipal territory of mother and son bonds and betrayals. Prince Hamlet sits listening to a recording of his uncle Claudius, who calls Gertrude his "sometime sister", now queen. Those words snag and repea…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:19AM on October 20, 2022

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