tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post4216288668486676534..comments2023-10-31T13:12:49.098+00:00Comments on Topsyturvydom: Maxine Peake's Hamlet at the Royal ExchangeRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-29592177572573463712014-10-12T22:44:18.965+01:002014-10-12T22:44:18.965+01:00The gravedigger scene was a weak point, I agree. I...The gravedigger scene was a weak point, I agree. I'm sure there must be a trapdoor on the RE stage. I didn't see the David Tennant. I think my favourite has been the Swedish Ingmar Bergman that played at the National decades ago. Fortinbras and his army abseiled into Elsinore clutching Uzis. <br />I'm not saying this production was perfect - it wasn't, and there were inconsistencies - but I thought Maxine was incandescent.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11647405720597546140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13255928.post-65796998620543106112014-10-12T21:25:58.852+01:002014-10-12T21:25:58.852+01:00Rob, I saw this production last week and was often...Rob, I saw this production last week and was often disappointed by it. For example I like my Hamlets with all the political stuff. This one ended in the style of a Victorian production. I had no problem with Maxine Peake but why not be consistent and simply have a woman play Polonius. And can anyone explain the jumble of graveside jumpers?<br />For me it did not come near Greg Doran's production with David Tennant for the RSC.Ray Waterhousenoreply@blogger.com