The Village Voice, November 16th, 2005
HAMLET
By William Shakespeare
Classic Stage Company
136 East 13th Street
212-279-4200
Michael Cumpsty's Hamlet: Proof that the great Dane doesn't have to be a dog
After everything that directors have done to Hamlet over the decades-and what haven't they?-the key question of any production still remains: Who's playing the role; i.e., does this Hamlet have a Hamlet? The good news at CSC is that the answer, thanks to Michael Cumpsty, is an emphatic yes. And since Brian Kulick's a director who actually seems to like Shakespeare, the bad news is on the whole less bad than usual-certainly bett...
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