Young Shakespeare Company’s ‘Hamlet’
The Young Shakespeare Company came and performed Hamlet and did a workshop where we had the chance to perform it in front of each other, which was great, and it helped us understand the story line and the plot so we could know the play better when the actors performed it in the afternoon. The actors actually involved some of us which was fun and I thought that they were really inspiring. Jasper Macdonald (aged 10) We got to act Hamlet with the actors and, if you weren’t acting, you still got to make noises and funny sounds and in one hour we made a fabulous play from scratch. After lunch they performed Hamlet to us and even then they gave us parts to play. They were amazing actors and their performance was excellent. It was just like watching a professional play. James Chesterfield (aged 10)
“The image of Hamlet standing over Claudius with a dagger was very strong. Ophelia’s all-round happiness was excellent and, when her dad died, she smeared her lipstick and began to sing short snatches of songs. Hamlet was good at playing the guitar when he was mad!” Caspar Emerson (aged 10)
“The person playing the ghost was amazing and a bit scary too. I never knew the story of ‘Hamlet’, and, like most of Shakespeare’s plays, it had a lot of deaths. It was fun though and I loved the day.” Cordelia Bargh (aged 11)
The Eaglet 2018 ~ English
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