Hamlet's Understudy
December 15, 2008 by Debra Murphy
Filed under "Put money in my purse!", Bard at Large, Hamlet, Patrick Stewart
Every avid theatregoer knows the pain, sooner or later, of having bought tickets to some performance specifically because of a certain actor, only to discover, upon arrival, that the actor has gotten sick or been injured, and the role is to be played by the Understudy. I’ve never (personally) had that happen with a Hamlet [...]
