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Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
5.0
To put it simply, Stoppard is incredible.
I loved the idea of transposing the importance of Hamlet onto the background characters of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The fast-paced and absurdist dialogue is so charming that I found myself completely drawn into the play world by the end of page one. Not to mention the incredibly intricate metatheatricality of it all, and the constant reflection on existing solely as supporting roles. This play is magnificently hilarious, yet it manages to deliver the most crisis-inducing existential questions.
If you've read Hamlet at any point in your life, you definitely should watch this play (however, if the pandemic is sorely limiting your play-watching capabilities, you'll probably have to settle for the script and your imagination, as I did).
I loved the idea of transposing the importance of Hamlet onto the background characters of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern. The fast-paced and absurdist dialogue is so charming that I found myself completely drawn into the play world by the end of page one. Not to mention the incredibly intricate metatheatricality of it all, and the constant reflection on existing solely as supporting roles. This play is magnificently hilarious, yet it manages to deliver the most crisis-inducing existential questions.
If you've read Hamlet at any point in your life, you definitely should watch this play (however, if the pandemic is sorely limiting your play-watching capabilities, you'll probably have to settle for the script and your imagination, as I did).