Hamlet (Mobile Shakespeare Unit) NYC Reviews and Tickets
Show-Score Member Reviews (32)
See it if You want a muscular, intelligent take on a classic. The Hamlet and Ophelia, in particular, gave us something new to see in this production
Don't see it if A lean cut of Shakespeare offends you. It's tight...If you don't want your classics to speak to current events. This one is quite topical.
See it if you enjoy an 'energetic' shakespeare performed by a vibrant and talented cast employing clever staging.
Don't see it if you like your shakespeare w/o taking any liberties to the script and staging.
See it if You love Shakespeare and creative well acted productions of it!
Don't see it if small scale theater isn't your thing.
See it if You do not mind an abridged version of a classic Shakespeare play performed by actors in modern dress. Many familiar soliloquies included.
Don't see it if You are a classicist. Hate muti-roles Need elaborate sets Cannot sit for a continuous 1 hour 45 minutes Read more
See it if You like to see Shakespeare done anew. Chukwudi Iwuji is mesmerizing with so many colors I was constantly surprised. He is 100.
Don't see it if you are too distracted by others in the scene overacting, you dont like your Shakespeare sprinkled with rap, and song. Read more
See it if Want to see a raw modern production of a classic. You relish interacting with the actors and feeling as if you're not just a bystander.
Don't see it if Are a purist. Hate when an actor looks you in the eye. Do not like goosebumps.
See it if You like Shakespeare and are familiar with Hamlet, as much of the text is cut. You want a modern telling of the show
Don't see it if You are unfamiliar with Shakespeare or want the play to stay true to its original form
See it if you want an efficient, judiciously edited, and wonderfully acted and staged Hamlet. Marvelously intimate and highly accessible. AND $20.
Don't see it if you've seen too many versions, hate any cuts to the play, or need to see elaborate sets & costumes.
Critic Reviews (10)
“A lean and spare—but remarkably well-crafted—version of Shakespeare’s tragedy, with performances tailored to work with the production’s quickened pace. Iwuji delivers a stellar, complex Hamlet...The rest of the ensemble is uniformly superb…McGregor’s direction plays into this modern-day morality. While the production is filled throughout with choices that resonate with the racial landscape in America, the clearest and boldest choice comes in the play’s final moments.”
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"Directed by Patricia McGregor, this 'Hamlet' begins beautifully, with a wordless, wounded preamble...But it’s awhile before the play gets its blood pumping...Once Hamlet’s gloom gives way to passion, though, Mr. Iwuji has a wonderfully clear way with the monologues. This is a 'Hamlet' with an emphasis on speed. The text has been slimmed by about half, which can mean some choppy storytelling. But...the cast of nine managed well in the face of obstacles."
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