Benedict cumberbatch in the title role of hamlet, directed by lyndsey. Saturday night saw me return to the barbican for my third visit to hamlet and the first since press night. After these early plays, and before his great tragedies, shakespeare wrote richard ii, a midsummer night s dream, king john, the merchant of venice, parts i and ii of henry iv, much ado about nothing, henry v, julius caesar, as you like it, and twelfth night. Public understudy performance matinee august 2004. It sold out for two runs at regents park open air theatre and broke the. Aug 26, 2015 anything that gets people talking about the theatre has to be a good thing and theres no doubt that benedict cumberbatchs hamlet has been the most talked about sensation of the summer. There is not pause in this famous story, each apparent interlude is just another layer that deepens the actions and words by the characters.
A hamlet theatre tickets and dinner package, and a hamlet theatre break package with hotel stay are available to book through the telegraph box office. Benedict cumberbatch must perform around 1,480 lines night after. Benedict cumberbatch plays the title role, and he pulled in a very mixed. Benedict cumberbatch, in the solid flesh, opens as hamlet in. Star of sherlock, star trek and 12 years a slave, benedict cumberbatch will play shakespeares hamlet in 2015 at the barbican theatre in london. The first nights over and cumberbatch mania shows no sign of abating. The pressure on the company on press night being the eye of such a media storm. In the final episode in our composer focus series, chief conductor of the bbc symphony orchestra sakari oramo talks to edward seckerson about his countryman, finnish composer jean sibelius. After treading the boards on stage at the barbican earlier in the evening, the actor changed. Once upon a time, in 1945, a musical called carousel premiered on broadway and it was dramatic, romantic and generally wonderful.
Not only do you get a better view from the cheaper upper. In this episode, we discuss the live cinema broadcast of the barbican. We discuss turners directorial choices, cumberbatchs performance, the cuts made to the text, the set and costumes, and what we gained from this interpretation. The brouhaha over benedict cumberbatchs hamlet in london highlights one of my pet shakespearean peeves. Benedict cumberbatch kisses wife sophie hunter after he. Hamlet, royal shakespeare company 11 th december 2001 press night 4 th february 2002. Hamlet is sunk into a state of great despair as a result of discovering the murder of his father and the infidelity of his mother. All productions barbican theatre, london theatricalia. The story famously follows the son who is compelled to seek revenge for his fathers death, yet while his family is falling apart and his country is getting ready for war, his dilemma threatens his sanity. Benedict cumberbatchs wife, sophie hunter, looked a little nervous ahead of his press night performance as hamlet at the barbican. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. The biggest theatre event of the year pairs shakespeares greatest play with.
Benedict cumberbatch returns to the london stage in shakespeares hamlet, at the barbican theatre. Dont judge a play until press night in the guardian and. Aug 26, 2015 hamlet arrives with fresh purpose, with bigger fish to fry than claudius, only to be cut down too early. A valid barbican membership card, or temporary proof obtained from the ticket desk, must be shown at time of payment. Benedict cumberbatch rushed straight into the arms of wife sophie hunter after he took to the stage as hamlet at the barbican theatre last night. Hamlet at barbican centre city london london hotels. Theatre tickets hamlet smashed records last summer as the f astest selling show in the history of london theatre. Benedict cumberbatch stars in the title role of hamlet in lyndsey turners production of shakespeares tragedy at the barbican.
If you find yourself in need of some inspiration or distraction you can always find something to read, watch or listen to here. Review hamlet at the barbican centre cumberbatchweb. Benedict cumberbatch made his debut as hamlet on stage at londons barbican center on wednesday night in. Culture whisper says if it is a sin to kill a mockingbird, it is most definitely a travesty to miss the revival of christopher sergels adaptation of harper lees classic novel. Benedict cumberbatch nominated for best actor for phenomenal hamlet performance. Hamlet is torn between his great sadness and his desire for the revenge of his fathers murder. Toneelgroep amsterdam and barbican 19 th april 20 th may 2017. Lyndsey turners hamlet will excite cumberbatch fans, but also delivers a bold production to those who know shakespeares play well see more. Barbican shop enjoy a 15% discount in the shop and the online shop. The new production of hamlet at the barbican centre, london, starring benedict cumberbatch as the dane, opens august 25. Benedict cumberbatch no longer opening with to be or not. This is lindsey turners much anticipated revival of hamlet now playing at the barbican. Dan stevens attends the press night of hamlet at barbican centre on august 25, 2015 in london, england.
Benedict cumberbatch hamlet supported by mark gatiss, dan. Intense theatre with unexpected hilarity hamlet at the. Aug 11, 2015 intense theatre with unexpected hilarity hamlet at the barbican theatre, london august 11, 2015 conny kaufmann 9 comments the challenge every production of shakespeares hamlet faces is to make the tragedy about the titular danish prince exciting for new audiences. Director lyndsey turner decided, as other directors have e. In this episode, we discuss the live cinema broadcast of the barbican theatres production of hamlet 2015 directed by lindsey turner and starring benedict cumberbatch as hamlet. Ciaran hindss command of every scene hes in will only have strengthened by opening night. Well be on twitter, facebook and instagram too if you want to say hello. She neednt have worried though, with theatre fans falling over themselves to congratulate her husband at the aftershow drinks. A midsummer nights dream, royal shakespeare company 11 th september press night 5 th october 1996.
List of books and articles about hamlet online research. Producers at the barbican have decided to restore hamlets famous to be or not to be soliloquy to its original position at the beginning of act three. These offers cannot be used in conjunction with other offers. The online queues surpassed 30, 000 as the hoards of hopefuls that logged on at 10amonthedot soon realised that it took forward planning, patience and plenty of. Hamlet tickets london theatre tickets barbican theatre. Although this play would not, at first sight, necessarily be identified by modern audiences or production teams as a piece of ecotheatre, the selfreinforcing downward spiral in this play reminds of runaway natural systems. In the case of benedict cumberbatchs hamlet, though, the pressure to deliver a verdict at lightningspeed is. Cumberbatch the brothers karamazov eleanor and park the merchant of venice looking for alaska shakespeare plays richard iii barbican book writer. Benedict cumberbatch southbank hamlet excerpt you go not till i set you up a glass. The barbican went on to give the various on sale dates for hamlet, stating that access members would have to be red or orange members to gain priority booking, otherwise they could only book by phone, and only once public booking opened.
Aug 26, 2015 benedict cumberbatch rushed straight into the arms of wife sophie hunter after he took to the stage as hamlet at the barbican theatre last night. Twitter praises benedict cumberbatchs sumptuous hamlet. Dan stevens, mark gatiss and allen leech support benedict cumberbatch on hamlet press night the sherlock actor trod the boards in front of a starstudded audience at the barbican theatre yesterday. Aug 26, 2015 forget all those sherlock fans, benedict cumberbatchs mum proved herself the biggest cumberbch of them all at the official hamlet press night wanda ventham attended londons barbican theatre. Hamlet by william shakespeare the barbican, london directed by lyndsey turner designed by es devlin tuesday september 1st 2015, evening benedict cumberbatch hamlet sian brooke ophelia ciaran hinds claudius anastasia hille gertrude jim norton polonius leo bill horatio kobna holbrooksmith laertes karl johnson ghost, gravedigger matthew steer rosencrantz. This will be benedict cumberbatchs hamlet at the barbican. Benedict cumberbatch as hamlet in the production of hamlet at the barbican. A midsummer nights dream, royal shakespeare company 18 th march press night 11 th may 2002.
I closed hamlet and understood that his work is certainly one of a genius. Some of the things i liked most cumberbatchs performance. Benedict cumberbatch has called upon his army of fans to help put an end to the filming of theatre plays on camera phones the sherlock actor made his debut as hamlet at the barbican. Benedict cumberbatch was joined by wife sophie hunter at the after party for the hamlet press night. Intense theatre with unexpected hilarity hamlet at the barbican theatre, london august 11, 2015 conny kaufmann 9 comments the challenge every production of shakespeares hamlet faces is to make the tragedy about the titular danish prince exciting for new audiences. The architecturally renowned centre opened in 1982 and comprises the barbican hall, the barbican theatre, the pit, cinemas one, two and three, barbican art gallery, a second gallery the curve, foyers and public spaces, a library, lakeside terrace, a glasshouse conservatory, conference facilities and three restaurants. Hamlet at the barbican with benedict cumberbatch 21st. As a composer, mahler acted as a bridge between the 19th century. Worlds best hamlet press night after party stock pictures, photos, and images. Hamlet by shakespeare, writer william shakespeare, director lyndsey turner, set design es devlin, lighting jane cox, the barbican, 2015, credit. Waiting for benedict cumberbatch the new yorker the. Theres a lot of emphasis on the struggle of the young against their elders. I once witnessed a rather unfortunate production of shakespeares hamlet the lead actor didnt know his existential angst from his iambic pentameter and, alas, poor yorick was a bemused bystander.
Barbican carousel press night once upon a time, in 1945, a musical called carousel premiered on broadway and it was dramatic, romantic and generally wonderful. Photos of benedict cumberbatch at the hamlet press night. Benedict cumberbatch kisses wife sophie hunter after he earns. Benedict cumberbatchs wife, sophie hunter, looked a little nervous ahead of his press night performance as hamlet. Benedict cumberbatch in hamlet sparks outrage hollywood.
That is the adventure the hamlet book filmmaker frederick wiseman on. Benedict cumberbatch kissed his wife sophie hunter as they enjoyed an after party at londons barbican on tuesday night following the press night of hamlet. Do not sell my personal information the new yorker may earn a portion of. Benedict cumberbatchs hamlet debut at the barbican is. Benedict cumberbatch kisses wife sophie after hamlet press. Benedict cumberbatch is no longer opening hamlet with the plays most. Forget all those sherlock fans, benedict cumberbatchs mum proved herself the biggest cumberbch of them all at the official hamlet press night wanda ventham attended londons barbican. Hamlet, es una tragedia del dramaturgo ingles william shakespeare. Sophie hunter in osman at hamlet press night fashionsizzle. Search rsc performances ham199212 hamlet shakespeare.
Anyway, cumberbatchs take is an outraged and angry hamlet, and we first see him sentimentally packing his fathers things suggesting their close connection. The brilliant hamlet 2015 close up of benedict cumberbatch in the cast photo at the opening night after party at the barbican theatre in london on august 25, 2015. Cumberbatch manages to make hamlet messianic, a savior for a lost generation, before. Hamlet is a work of great complexity and as such has drawn many different critical interpretations. One year ago, i was 2,682nd in an online queue to purchase tickets for the barbican theatres hamlet. Of course, it is now common knowledge that the entire threemonth run completely sold out in. All eyes were obviously on benedict cumberbatchs hamlet who rose to the. The production has a filmic feel, reminiscent of the narrative thrust of the godfather. Forget all those sherlock fans, benedict cumberbatchs mum proved herself the biggest cumberbch of them all at the official hamlet press night. Aug 06, 2015 benedict cumberbatch fans have been queuing throughout the night for the chance to see the actor play hamlet at the barbican fans waited in the cold for 17 hours on tuesday night to get their. Hamlet s populated by tragic mirrors in which the reflection of oneself could be a ghost and afterwards a friend. It sold out for two runs at regents park open air theatre and broke the record as its fastestselling production. A midsummer nights dream, royal shakespeare company 10 th december 1999 press night. Our focus now is on finding ways we can bring everything you love about the barbican from our homes to yours, wherever you are.
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