Cumberbatch never generalizes he is always on point with the character he is playing.

Seeing Chamberlain on stage, though I like him and grew up watching him, he is too generic in his choices. My acting teacher used to say that you have to play a part and not become too generalized in your choices. Someone here posted that Cumberbatch ran a close second to Richard Chamberlain, whom I also saw as Hamlet in another cut version. The result? We lost part of what would have been an even more phenomenal performance. The play was cut so that he was isolated from the rest of the cast most of the time, so, though he was brilliant, athletic, and passionate, we really didn't get to see much interplay with other characters. Why Cumberbatch asked for Turner is an unknown. To say that this Hamlet was overblown, badly cut, and poorly directed are all understatements. If that production with Benz proved anything, it was that you can do Hamlet successfully with a chair rather than the huge, dark set used in the Barbican production. It certainly mined all the tremendous humor, was devoid of angst, and had a very young Hamlet who saw getting the 'conscience of a king' as an adventure. Michael Benz appeared with five other people on a bare stage for one of the best Hamlet productions I've ever seen. I've seen Ralph Fiennes, Laurence Olivier, Kenneth Branagh, and Michael Benz all take on the Bard. I have seen this production three times - once in London and twice in the Royal National streaming.

There is no correct interpretation of Hamlet, there is only what you prefer. So we know who the draw is, and why it sold out in London even faster than Beyonce and JayZ. Cumberbatch in 'Frankenstein' often returns as well. This is its third time being shown in theaters across America the reason for that is that it's the most successful of the series. A live performance was filmed and shows up in movie theaters as part of the National Theatre Live broadcasts. Benedict Cumberbatch asked Lyndsey Turner to direct his 'Hamlet,' the most talked-about production of the London 2014-2015 season.

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