Aubrey Deeker's Hamlet, Prince Of Denmark

Hamlet, Prince of Denmark Generally speaking, I have a deep love of theatre and admiration for the actors/actresses that flawlessly bring life to classic novels, plays, etc. I fought hard to find those same emotions toward the Denver Center for the Performing Arts rendition of Hamlet. If one has not read or seen Hamlet prior to seeing this play, they very well could be leaving with many unanswered questions.
Director, Kent Thompson, fails to bring Hamlet’s character up to my level of expectation, and, actor, Aubrey Deeker, falls short in his performance as Hamlet. Deeker performs Hamlet with a feministic flare, which, immediately takes away from the brooding young college student, ravenous with revenge that one would expect to see. I am typically enthralled with Hamlet’s soliloquies and the deepness that I usually find within his words; whether he is angry, vengeful, passionate, or crazy, Hamlet has a way of fluently conveying his emotions. Deekers’ Hamlet was extremely flat, and without emotion; I had a hard time believing that Hamlet believed in what he was saying. He came across as subservient to his mother and uncle, despite his deep-rooted feelings of betrayal and grief. Deekers Hamlet seemed content in promptly obeying his mother’s wishes of not returning to college in Wittenberg, and only …show more content…
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