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Shakespearean directors could learn from this: the National Theatre’s Hamlet for 8- 12-year-olds reviewed

9 April 2022

9:00 AM

9 April 2022

9:00 AM

Hamlet

Dorfman Theatre

To Kill a Mockingbird

Gielgud Theatre, until 19 November

The NT has rejigged Hamlet for 8- to 12-year-old children. It’s a decent attempt to cover the highlights at a sprint lasting just 90 minutes. A few gripes. The medieval setting is unclear because the courtiers wear matching red and yellow suits, like Butlins entertainers. Why not military costumes? British kids are used to seeing the royals in uniforms.

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