Hamlet | -2009- 'link'

The most striking choice in the 2009 production is the setting: a sleek, desolate, modern estate mirrored with black glass and cold marble. Surveillance culture

While Tennant is the engine, is the iceberg. Stewart plays Claudius AND the Ghost of King Hamlet. This dual casting is genius. It visually reinforces the "identical brothers" aspect of the text. hamlet -2009-

David Tennant (Hamlet), Patrick Stewart (Claudius/Ghost), Penny Downie (Gertrude), Mariah Gale (Ophelia) [15, 22] Runtime: Approximately 180 minutes The most striking choice in the 2009 production