Short Shakespeare! Hamlet Reviews

Werner's Theatre Reviews - Highly Recommended

"...One of the most effective choices in the production is allowing Hamlet to interact directly with the audience during his soliloquies. Muchison delivers these moments beautifully, drawing the audience into Hamlet’s inner conflict and making them feel present and involved in the action. Audience participation and occasional fourth-wall breaks add delightful humor to the tragedy."

NewCity Chicago - Recommended

"...If something is rotten in the state of Denmark, it is certainly not Chicago Shakespeare’s production of “Short Shakespeare! Hamlet.” This short and sweet variation of Shakespeare’s tragic tale of the Danish prince Hamlet gives us his story in a brisk seventy-five-minute rendition. It whittles the cast down to but a handful of players, most of whom are double or even triple cast. This makes the work much more palatable, especially for anyone encountering it for the first time."