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Hamlet

Athenaeum Theatre | Find Tickets

2936 N Southport Ave (at Oakdale Ave)
Lakeview/Roscoe Village/Wrigleyville, Chicago | Map

312-559-1212

El: Brown to Diversey. Bus: 9 (24hrs), 11, 76 | Directions

http://www.athenaeumtheatre.com

Prices

Tickets: $20, students and seniors $15

Description
Nothing's darker or more brooding than the heavy metal of the Danes, who give their bands names like Panzerchrist and Slow Death Factory. Yet while Polarity's take on Hamlet as disturbed rock aficionado is appropriate, and the show is chockablock with capable singers and musicians, it lacks rock's energy and attack. Ann Keen's direction hits and misses: The gender-blind casting of the competent Summer Widhalm as Horatio was a puzzling miss; Ophelia's mental chaos accompanied by a sinister hooded musician, a satisfying hit. But Mason Hill's Hamlet needs more layers; the character's torment-fueled progression is notably absent.—LB

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Jun 15 3pm .
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