Script Doctoring
Shakespearean nerd that I am, I came into this with expectations, despite my best efforts to keep an open mind. It is still debatable if those expectations were met. I found the play diverting and entertaining. But I have to admit that it felt like a SparkNotes version of the play, the most stripped take the director could get away with and still be able to call it Shakespeare. With minimalist set, costumes, lighting, and special effects, the play depended on the acting and plot to drive it, but it had neither full cast nor plot. Cutting lines is one thing. Cutting death scenes and characters is another.
