Hamlet (BAM)
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Hamlet (BAM)
83

Hamlet (BAM) NYC Reviews and Tickets

83%
(7 Ratings)
Positive
86%
Mixed
14%
Negative
0%
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Ambitious, Great acting, Indulgent, Absorbing, Edgy

An experimental adaptation of Shakespeare's classic tragedy by German auteur Thomas Ostermeir.

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98 Reviews | 23 Followers
90
Absorbing, Ambitious, Edgy, Great staging, Great acting

See it if you love great acting and an astounding performance of the title role, love Shakespeare, are okay with reading supertitles or know German.

Don't see it if you don't like reading supertitles (assuming you don't speak German), don't like radical takes on Shakespeare, you hate Shakespeare. Read more

325 Reviews | 53 Followers
90
Unratable, Unique, Irreverant, Ambitious, Outrageous

See it if A completely gonzo take on Hamlet. Funny, Incisive and completely over the top. If you like wild rides buckle up!

Don't see it if If you like your Bard straight up no chaser stay home. Face plants, rages, cross-dressing, actors in multiple roles, in German. Read more

419 Reviews | 52 Followers
82
Indulgent, Edgy, Dizzying, Ambitious

See it if Another take on Hamlet. Cast is 100% invested in their roles, the play.

Don't see it if Bombastic and exhausting. Certain directional choices can be offensive.

494 Reviews | 123 Followers
75
Vulgar, Over the top, A misfire

See it if you enjoy pompous modern interpretations, where Hamlet is a mad man, acting like a violent buffoon. It's novel for a while but gets old fast

Don't see it if you hate productions that stretch their interpretative license to such excess - that the entire play loses its core substance. Schrecklich!

22 Reviews | 0 Followers
93
Riveting, Profound, Great acting, Ambitious, Absorbing

See it if you want to see Hamlet

Don't see it if you can't sit still for 3+ hours

45 Reviews | 12 Followers
63
Fluffy, Great acting, Indulgent, Disappointing, Spectacular

See it if Spectacular actors & opening. Exhilarating at first to see them break traditional theatre rules but they get trapped in their own concept...

Don't see it if Pull all the tricks out of the hat in 30mn & can go nowhere from there. A shame, play full of promise became shock value. Where was Hamlet?!

FK
5 Reviews | 3 Followers
95
Disconcerting, Messy, Visceral, Brilliant

See it if you love unexpected, controversial viewpoints. Brilliant acting. Thrilling visuals. Poignant, funny, excessive, over the top, unapologetic.

Don't see it if you expect a classic production or anything conventional. Subtitles are hard to follow as there’s so much going on stage.

Critic Reviews (2)

The New York Times
October 28th, 2022

"In 'Hamlet' we see a production that sometimes succumbs to one of the frequent pitfalls of experimental takes on classic works: It feels more attuned to inherited ideas about and traditions of the play as opposed to being attuned to the material itself."
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Exeunt Magazine
November 15th, 2022

"It’s the only production of 'Hamlet' I’ve seen where the production feels like it can freely mess with the play, interpolating ad libs and songs and slicing the text without feeling beholden to the play as the masterpiece it is."
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