Law and Grandage Talk HAMLET to UK Telegraph

Jude Law and Michael Grandage talk to theatre critic Charles Spencer about their production of Hamlet at the Wyndham's Theatre as part of the Donmar Warehouse's year-long West End season.

Law and Penelope Wilton headline Director Michael Grandage's production of Hamlet. The production run from May 29 through August 22.

Charles Spencer: Is Hamlet the greatest play ever written?

Michael Grandage: I think this is a play you could direct for the rest of your life in different productions and probably always feel you were getting something new out of it. By that definition it must be one of the greatest plays ever written, if not the greatest. Every single day the play confounds you.

Jude Law: When he wrote Hamlet Shakespeare was at his height in editing the narrative, in pushing the story forward, cleanly and crisply. Just in story-telling terms it is exquisitely put together. And the role itself is so full of hidden chambers and new discoveries. It just goes on forever.

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Press notes state, "The King of Denmark is dead. Consumed with grief, Prince Hamlet determines to avenge his father's apparent murder, with devastating consequences for his family and the kingdom."

Michael Grandage directs Jude Law as Hamlet in Shakespeare's iconic revenge tragedy. The Cast also includes Kevin R. McNally, Peter Eyre, Matt Ryan, Alex Waldmann, Ron Cook, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and John MacMillan.

The Donmar Warehouse, located on Earlham Street in Covent Garden, is one of London's leading producing theatres. Under the artistic leadership of Michael Grandage, this 250-seat subsidised (not-for-profit) theatre has presented some of London's most memorable award-winning theatrical experiences, as well as garnered critical acclaim at home and abroad.

The theatre has a diverse artistic policy that includes new writing, contemporary reappraisals of European classics, British and American drama and small scale musical theatre. Over the last 15 years the theatre has created a reputation associated with artistic excellence: it has showcased the talent of some of the industry's leading creative artists, and built an unparalleled catalogue of work. 

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