The Independent's Paul Taylor thought the production was "stunningly designed" and praised Cumberbatch's "whirling energy." Others were more impressed by Turner's staging, which nips and tucks Shakespeare's longest play into a pacey three hours. The Daily Telegraph's Dominic Cavendish judged Cumberbatch "a blazing, five-star Hamlet trapped in a three-star show." The Guardian's Michael Billington said the actor was "a good, personable Hamlet" but panned a "dismal" production "full of half-baked ideas."įrom everyone at the Barbican - best of luck to the cast and crew for Opening Night of #hamletbarbican /KyAEOQqzYR- Maltby in The Times said Cumberbatch was a "thrillingly charismatic" actor in a "gaudy and commercial" show. The production has a cinematic scope, using freeze-frame moments and stylized movement to underscore the drama - or, some felt, undermine it. The response from critics Wednesday was more mixed, with many finding the subtle lead performance at odds with director Lindsey Turner's bravura staging. "I thought it was magnificent," Gatiss said. "When the curtain went up on the set, I slightly gasped," said Cumberbatch's Sherlock co-star Mark Gatiss after Tuesday's opening night, attended by Cumberbatch's wife Sophie Hunter, Sherlock`s Martin Freeman and Downton Abbey stars Dan Stevens and Allen Leech. Benedict Cumberbatch urges fans not to film stage performance of Hamlet.It's mounted at the Barbican Theatre on a vast set of crumbling opulence by Es Devlin, who has designed stadium shows for the likes of U2, Kanye West and Lady Gaga. The play's the thing, and this sold-out production has a visual wow factor as big as its lead actor. But London's latest stage sensation is more than a Shakespearean star vehicle. It's a Hamlet with Hollywood-level hype and an A-list star in Benedict Cumberbatch.
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