Jude Law: Hot Hamlet

British actor Jude Law was spotted leaving the Wyndhams Theatre after performing as Hamlet in London last night. BBC news reporter Caroline Briggs was in attendance and had this to say about Law’s performance.

Law lacked the wit and humour displayed so eloquently by David Tennant (who recently played the role of Hamlet), but his charisma and clarity shone through Michael Grandage’s dull set.

He delivered the play’s big lines with ease, despite being made to shiver in a snow storm for his “To be or not to be” speech.

And he captured the emotional intensity of the confrontation in his mother’s bedroom, the full weight of his grief and anger falling in anguish on Gertrude, played magnificently by Penelope Wilton.

The scene was brilliantly staged by Grandage. Along with the doomed Polonius the audience watched the scene unfold behind a gauze curtain, eavesdropping on Hamlet and Gertrude’s conversation before the “tedious old fool” met his end.

And the only blip in Hamlet’s death scene was a badly-timed mobile phone ring from somewhere in row E.

In all, it was a fine and solid performance by Law and one that will surely answer those who sniffed at the casting. Let’s not forget Law is a seasoned actor on stage as well as screen.

Jude will be performing at the Wyndhams until August 22nd.

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Photo Cred: Bauer Griffin

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