We’ve added a few pictures from yesterday’s Opening Night party of Hamlet. And even some more actual production shots as well.
- Appearances 2011: Opening Night Hamlet (new!)
- Theatre: Hamlet Production Photos (+13)
Hamlet Opening Night
Hamlet Reviews
We will continue updating this post with links to Hamlet reviews…
All this puts the focus on Michael Sheen, who is fascinating to watch. He is intelligent, inventive and full of insights; the dismissive lines over Polonius’s corpse are here imbued with the profound regret of a man who is aware he has severed ties with the analyst on whom he depended. Sheen also delivers the “What a piece of work is man” passage with a beautiful consciousness of human potential.
- The Arts Desk: Hamlet, Young Vic Theatre, London (read)
- BBC News: Michael Sheen’s Hamlet praised by critics (read)
- Belfast Telegraph: Sheen hailed for Hamlet performance (read)
- Evening Standard: Hamlet, Young Vic – review (read)
- The Guardian: Hamlet review (read)
- The Independent: First Night: Hamlet, Young Vic (read)
- Mirror: Michael Sheen triumphant as the mad Prince of Denmark (read)
- The Stage: Hamlet (read)
- The Telegraph: Hamlet, The Young Vic Theatre: review (read)
- What’s On Stage: Hamlet (Young Vic) (read)
More Hamlet Gallery Updates
Opening Night for Hamlet today! *Break a leg* to the whole cast and crew at the Young Vic!
Be sure to check out the new production and rehearsal images that we’ve added to the Gallery. Thanks to Jess for sending us these. You can find even more Hamlet pictures right here.
- Theatre: Hamlet Rehearsals (+1)
- Theatre: Hamlet Production Photos (+14)
Hamlet Production Shots
Only one more day until the Opening Night of Hamlet at the Young Vic! They have also released their first and long awaited production photos. There are 7 of them in total and you can see them all in our Gallery…
- Theatre: Hamlet Production Photos (new!)
More Hamlet Gallery Updates
In addition to our previous post, here are some more Hamlet related updates in our Gallery…
- Theatre: Hamlet Rehearsals (+3)
- Magazine Scans & Covers 2011: The Independent On Sunday (new!)
News & Gallery Updates
We’re so excited that Michael was among the winners of the Theatre Awards UK. Michael jointly won Best Director along with Bill Mitchell for their community production of The Passion. Congratulations to them! The ceremony was held on October 30 at The Banqueting House in Whitehall, you can find a number of pictures in our Gallery. We’ve also done several other Gallery updates which we hope you will enjoy.
- Appearances 2011: Theatre Awards UK (new!)
- Photoshoots 2011: Set #04 (+2)
- Magazine Scans & Covers 2011: ShortList (new!)
The Guardian Feature
Another wonderfully extensive press feature, this time in The Guardian. You can read the original article, titled “‘There have been times when I would have loved to be more of a star”, here. Or you can view all the scans (5 in total) in our Gallery. The Hamlet rehearsal picture has also been added to our Gallery separately.
- Magazine Scans & Covers 2011: The Guardian (new!)
- Theatre: Hamlet Rehearsals (new!)
The real Michael Sheen
There is an extensive feature on Michael in today’s issue of The Times. Subscribers can view the online article here or you can read it below. With a special thanks to ‘redprincess‘. The pictures from the photoshoot have also been added to the Gallery. Enjoy!
- Photoshoots 2011: Set #05 (new!)
We’ve seen him as Tony Blair, Brian Clough and David Frost. But what of the man himself? William Leith tries to find out…
His face is still sharp and angular, although the beard makes it seem fuller. He has a longish nose that comes to a point at the end and a delicate, expressive mouth. He’s slim and slightly above average height. He’s one of our best actors. He’s absolutely brilliant. You could say that he’s made a career of impersonating men who are very bright, but also deeply flawed. He’s been Tony Blair three times, most famously in The Queen. He’s done Brian Clough, Kenneth Williams and David Frost, all with uncanny precision. He has said that when he plays someone, he looks for similarities between that person and himself. He was married to Kate Beckinsale, one of the most beautiful women in the world by any reckoning. Now he’s about to play Hamlet on the London stage. But who is he?
Hamlet Updates
Today, all Hamlet ticket holders received their seat confirmations via e-mail. You can view the Young Vic (Main House) seating chart here. They also announced that additional tickets will become available next Tuesday at 10am. All this exciting ticket news came with a brandnew promotional image…
– Hamlet: Promotional Images (+1)
Hamlet Casting News
The Young Vic has announced further casting for its forthcoming production of Hamlet, which opens on 9 November 2011 (previews from 28 October) starring Michael Sheen in the title role…
The principals will include: James Clyde as Claudius, Sally Dexter as Gertrude, Michael Gould as Polonius, Vinette Robinson as Ophelia, Hayley Carmichael as Horatio and Benedict Wong as Laertes.
- Young Vic Announces Principal Casting for Sheen Hamlet (read)
