See it if You'd like an interesting fresh take on Hamlet, genders switched. Uneven cast and direction, but Griffin is quite compelling.
Don't see it if You like your Hamlet straight, not reimagined. Read more
See it if You interested in a clever twist on the classic Shakespeare.
Don't see it if You don't have the patience for a particularly long show--3 hours. But it moved quickly.
See it if You like Shakespeare
Don't see it if If you don't like Shakespeare
See it if You want a great night out at the theater, and you want to see "Hamlet" in a new, incredibly relevant way.
Don't see it if You are an anti-feminist.
See it if You want to see a deeply moving production. It was exactly what I needed after the election last week. Galvanizing.
Don't see it if I can't think of a reason.
See it if You want to see a "Hamlet" that will actually make you think and feel. Griffin and Clardy as Hamlet and Ophelia are the best I've seen.
Don't see it if You don't want a heavy night at the theater.
See it if You want a deeply moving night at the theater. This is a brilliant interpretation of "Hamlet" that is incredibly resonant to our world today
Don't see it if You don't want to think too hard.
See it if You bemoan the lack of comedy or relevance in most Shakespeare productions, and you want to see the best "To be or not to be" ever
Don't see it if You can't stand Shakespeare, or don't want to think.
“This Hamlet cuts through gender, and even, to a degree, sexual orientation. What we have is an everyman Hamlet who is all of us, and, as in Emma Watson's words at her UN He For She speech, calls for all of us to be both sensitive, and strong. Griffin has directed a remarkable, and deeply moving production. If this is the kind of art that develops in response to the current state of America, maybe there will be something good that comes out of it after all.”
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