Tag: shakespeare

Hamlet starring Benedict Cumberbatch Review

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cumberbatch hamletI was lucky enough to see the live screening of Hamlet, broadcast all the way to my home town, thanks to National Theatre Live. When it comes to Shakespeare, I am always finding a “new favourite”. I therefore thought I’d take the opportunity to review the production with a comparison to my current favourite Hamlet. Keep in mind I’m no theatre critic, but I do love Shakespeare. This is obviously a stage production, but because it’s being broadcast it has the life and aftermath of a film/TV production. I’ve seen a couple such broadcasts and I highly recommend them.

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Radio Review: Shakespeare’s Hidden Truth

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This weeks’s radio review is an odd and probably unintentionally funny documentary about Petter Amundsen’s theory on how (and why) Sir Francis Bacon wrote Shakespeare’s plays. It’s an old theory, but this version goes a step further. Most of the laughs come from skeptic Robert Crumpton’s doubting face. The music lends a touch of gravitas that allows you to pretend to believe… but please, don’t actually believe!

Dice roll: 4

 Read and listen to the full review in Norwegian at RadioRevolt.no