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That's not good. That's Shakespeare ... not a concert. I certainly won't do that during Benedicts performance when he plays Hamlet. 
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Let me just add that I read that the new about overenthusiastic fans are quite exaggerated. I hope this is true. On the one hand it is great to get an audience to watch Shakespeare who are not in the "usual target group" and I think that Maureen Lipman's comment from the article sounds moren than a bit snobbish. On the other hand of course you should show enough respect so that the performance does not suffer.
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We will wait for other reviews. But apart from that ... the picture ... wow ... impressive!!!
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But look at his thin arms... almost loks as if he lost some weight...?
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Oops, oh yes, he seems to be really thin. 
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Yes, he is. And another strange thing - I saw the pic from the production linked above in b/w and did not recognise him at once. He looked much like Kenneth Branagh in it.
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Some people are just uppity.
I also think some people forget that theater in general and Shakespeare in particular was originally for the masses. Shakespeare is bloody and bawdy. You've got melodrama, beheadings and toilet humor.
Shakespeare is a damn good time. And I wish more of the central population understood that.
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You make good points, but I was embarrassed to read the news stories of: Freeman fans ruin play for others...
I fear for Benedict in Hamlet.
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BB, did you read the other reviews that denied the claim? The "ruined" statement was one person. Everyone else is saying it's exagerated.
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Well to be fair, I'm not going to see it, so I'll shut up about it.
I will report back on Hamlet.. next year.
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Amanda had also tweeted that the report about the disturbing audience is not true.
Has anybody already seen the play? I so desperatly want to see it but it's just to expensive to travel to London (flight, hotel, tickets) 
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Has anybody heard if the play will be recorded for the cinema?
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Yes, I just got to that, too!
Thanks, all.
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Interesting article and comments about how to behave during a performance:
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"It is what it is says love." (Erich Fried)
“Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I’m also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.” (Benedict Cumberbatch)
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Yes, that's really interesting. Now I know how to behave when visiting the Hamlet play next year... though I already know how to behave before ... I guess. 
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Trying to breathe and watch and listen at the same time will be the most important thing, I suppose. 
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"To fake the death of one sibling may be regarded as a misfortune; to fake the death of both looks like carelessness." Oscar Wilde about Mycroft Holmes
"It is what it is says love." (Erich Fried)
“Enjoy the journey of life and not just the endgame. I’m also a great believer in treating others as you would like to be treated.” (Benedict Cumberbatch)
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The comments to that article are pretty interesting, too. Both 'sides' do have a point, I dare say.
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SusiGo wrote:
Trying to breathe and watch and listen at the same time will be the most important thing, I suppose.
I will try, I will try ... though listen to and understand are two completely different things ... LOL
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Fascinating fuss about it! Sighh…. wish I could see him in such a role (despite sheepishly not knowing that particular play of the bard's). Loving these extra pics also just posted:
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