Great fun!


I'm about as far from a Shakespeare fan as you can get, but I've always enjoyed this play. The Branagh movie was wonderful, but this non-traditional stage production was so much fun! For once, I almost understood everything everyone was saying. Tennant in particular delivers those convoluted lines in a way that makes sense, and Tom Bateman was also very good. Claudio is one of those idiot characters you just want to slap, but Bateman managed to make him somewhat sympathetic.

Well worth the $13 or so it cost to download from Digital Theater. (I think that's the only way you can get a legal copy.)

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