Ken Russell is, it seems, alive and well and directing Germans in Shakespeare. Actually, no, it's outgrown theatrical terrorist Thomas Ostermeier, but it might as well be our Ken to judge from the fitfully imaginative but repetitive images and the misappropriation of possibly fine actors. It seems old-hat to us, but perhaps in two respects Londoners may strike Berliners as conservative. We still like our Hamlet in se…
SOURCE: The Arts Desk at 07:23PM on December 1, 2011