With so many historical productions that can seem out of touch for today's students, it can be hard to engage young people in the work of Shakespeare. Bristol Old Vic's new production of Hamlet presents a thoroughly contemporary interpretation of Shakespeare's production, while never feeling heavy-handed. For students that struggle to understand Shakespearean English, the cast perform these familiar monologues with a delivery so clear and true to life that you never feel as though the text is simply washing over you. The phrases don't feel as though they need to be translated: they have poetry and musicality, but they are spoken with phrasing that makes sense.
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