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That's so awesome!
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Es Devlin, set designer for Hamlet, shares the inspiration behind the set which has earned her a place in this year’s Best Set Design category of the Olivier Awards. There are a few photos of the design model. (Other nominees are also featured in the article.)
It looked stunning on the screen, I can only imagine the impact it made on a live audience!
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It was fantastic live! My only gripe was that I felt the set and action extended a little too far to the sides, so people at the sides of the theatre (particularly the left, where a lot of the action was) had a restricted view. That's fine when the tickets are sold as restricted view, but no indication was given that these were restricted. And by "restricted", I don't mean an awkward view, but that in parts of the production a large portion of the audience would not be able to see the actors at all (there were entire scenes on the balcony which many people wouldn't have been able to see). I personally (as a casual theatre goer), think this was a design flaw. Either the set should have been changed to fit the stage/audience (ideally! Presumably designers usually do have to work with what they're given), or if that wasn't possible, or it was felt extending the set so far was crucial to the presentation, then I do think the restricted view seats should have been sold as such (cheaper and with a warning!).
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I do agree with you, Liberty. I had a 'bad' seat for that and I tried to turn and crane really awkwardly to try to see the balcony scenes... that was a bit annoying I have to admit.
But the stage was beautiful though. It had its own life in a way!
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Very sad news. 
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Oh no! I'm sorry for her family and friends!
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Oh no! I'm sorry to hear that :'(
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That's really sad.
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Yes, I agree. And how admirable that she did manage to do all those performances not a year ago. Good to see all the love and compassion.
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Wow, so she kept that rigorous schedule while being ill?
Amazing.
A sad loss.
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I think she was diagnosed in 2011.
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Bless her.
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Sad to hear, but nice to know she managed to give performances in a great production before she had to go.
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ukaunz wrote:
It's okay, I think I've found somewhere else I can get it. There's actually 2 copies at this site. If anyone wants to know where, pm me
One of the copies I found was 37GB! The one I'm downloading is over 8GB so it's still taking a while, hopefully I will be able to watch it today!
Edit: Well, it took about 3 hours to download, but it was worth it! Beautiful picture quality, and it includes the extra footage of Benedict's South Bank interview.
I used a torrent site, if anyone still wants the details, pm me.
Hi, I want the details. can you give me the link plz.
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You were supposed to pm me 
I've sent you the link.
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