Seeing the MTC production of Hamlet, starring Ewen Leslie. I knew it would sell out, and I booked my premium seats for late August. Can't remember the last time I was so excited to see a play. This is my most anticipated play since my husband Jason made his fabulous debut with Racquet at Essendon Theatre Company last June. Jason and my close-friend and theatre director, Natasha, wrote the play together, with Natasha directing. It was a fantastic show.
Hamlet had its previews this week, and very few details have come out about what it's like, whether it is any good, even in the blogosphere and on Twitter, etc. I was surprised by this. I did hear a snippet about a part of the set breaking on opening night. I hope no one was hurt. The body count in the play is high enough as it is. The MTC has posted production photos, and I have a spooky feeling that the play is referencing the current phone-hacking scandal engulfing News Corp. Some of the actors seem to be using earphones, and I know that the play does have scenes where characters eavesdrop, lie, and spy on one another. Could it be that Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are private investigators or journalists, a la News of the World? I hope the production is true to the original intention of the play, and doesn't shove contemporary issues in our faces. Let the audience make those connections with the modern world, that's what I say. Melbourne audiences are smart enough to draw their own conclusions.
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