Hamlet at the Barbican: don't judge a play until press night | John Tiffany
Those papers that ran reviews of Hamlet based on an early preview are doing a disservice to the play, the cast and, most of all, audiencesIn theatre, previews are the first draft of a show. I strongly believe that. The only way we can truly tell whether that draft works is by having an audience present.As most audience members at a preview will never see the production again, you want them to be able to connect with …