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Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet: there is something rotten in Denmark, but it isn’t his acting.
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Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet: there is something rotten in Denmark, but it isn’t his acting.

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Hamlet is a play that you know even if you have never seen it or read it. So much of the play is dispersed throughout modern English speaking culture that it is not hard to find yourself quoting the play, many times unbeknownst to you. Hamlet is the kind of role that most stage performers … Continue reading →

“Serious Money”: a play about finance
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“Serious Money”: a play about finance

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It is not that often that I read plays. Sometimes they work well as literary texts and other times, it is just better to see them live. Serious Money, by Caryl Churchill, is for me, a play that falls into the latter category. Mainly because of jumps in speech, the singing, and the fast pace … Continue reading →