Hamlet
Belvoir, Sydney, until 1 December
While the actual Prince of Denmark was charming Sydney crowds during his visit to mark the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Opera House, down at Belvoir Toby Schmitz has been giving a jaw-dropping performance as his fictional kinsman. Simon Stone, the brilliant young director who earlier this year directed Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, has now given us a spare, taut, intense, minimalist interpretation of Hamlet.
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