Benedict Cumberbatch as Hamlet

[dieastra]

"Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio..." (Hamlet)
Made for the Sixth Scale Universe competition January 2018: Accessorize!

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[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

This is great. He means it...

[colej55.livejournal.com]

Well done! Where did you find that skull? Talk about an awesome accessory! The face on that figure is one of the best I've ever seen.

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

The skull came with the Sherlock figure! I see I never did a proper introduction post, he also came with his violin and cellphone and other cool stuff.
You can even open and close the skull's mouth LOL

After reading the challenge theme, I just looked through my boxes for inspiration.

The facesculpt is indeed very good but sadly it is painted poorly. All one color, no nuances. If I compare it to other figures that look much more lifelike. Here the paint is flat and therefore hard to photograph. But it works well in this half-shadow light.

Edit: I rarely have reason to use this icon so it must be ;)

[malice-n-wonder.livejournal.com]

This is fantastic! Where on earth did you find the skull? You’re so resourceful!

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

The skull came with the Sherlock figure! I see I never did a proper introduction post, he also came with his violin and cellphone and other cool stuff.
You can even open and close the skull's mouth LOL

After reading the challenge theme, I just looked through my boxes for inspiration.

[owensheart.livejournal.com]

dont now why but I cant see the image :(

[owensheart.livejournal.com]

Awesome picture

[niviene.livejournal.com]

I would love to see Benedict do Hamlet on the stage...just sayin' Hint hint National Theatre Live :)

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

You haven't seen it yet? It is really awesome.
My friend actually got tickets and we saw it live in London, and then some weeks later at home went to the screening in the cinema. They have done some more screenings since, but I am not sure if they were only in the UK or worldwide too.

It was interesting to compare the live and the cinema experience. In theatre, I made a point to look around stage, which was dressed very nicely. In the cinema, they often did close-ups of the actors, which gave some scenes an oddly intimate look. You could think Hamlet was alone while there were lots of other people in the background. So it was great seeing both.

I really don't understand why they don't want to release DVDs.

[niviene.livejournal.com]

No I haven't seen it :(.

I saw Benedict (first and only thing I ever saw him in) in the play Frankenstein with Jonny Lee Miller. It was via National Theatre Live. The play was amazing and they had two showings where they switched roles. Benedict played the monster in the one I saw and Jonny Dr. Frankenstein but I couldn't get tickets for where Jonny played monster and Benedict the Dr. F. as it was sold out. The play was fantastic. I've seen so many plays in the cinema via National Theatre live. I love plays so I don't mind if I can't be there in the audience when it's on stage to watch it through the cinema. I wish they'd do tones more! I saw Arthur Darvill in Treasure Island and that was my fav so far and I can only imagine if I'd seen it in the theatre...the stage/set was out of this world! Imagine turning a stage into movable tall pirate ship?!?!

I wish they would put these things out on DVD for all plays. There is no reason they can't except maybe they don't want to pay the costs to do it. Here we have the Stratford Festival in a small town of Stratford near Toronto and they put a few of their plays on DVD but they're expensive to purchase so....

[dieastra.livejournal.com]

Did you not know about when Hamlet was airing in the cinema? Or just could not go? Or maybe there wasn't one in the US, no idea. We went in October 2015.

Yes, I also have seen Frankenstein. One version when we were in London in 2012 for the John Barrowman concert (we also saw it in the cinema in London) and the other later back home. They have done a few more Frankenstein airings over the years so I hope there will be more for Hamlet as well.

We also have seen a few more of these National theatre airings, that is indeed awesome that they do that. This is how I first saw Tom Hiddleston, in Coriolanus. Also blew me away.

I believe it is Benedict Cumberbatch himself that is against a DVD, saying that only the live theatre experience is the real one. He forgets that not every fan has the time and money to see it live.

[niviene.livejournal.com]

Don't think it played here but if it did I didn't hear about it which is unusual.

I saw Hiddles in Coriolanus in 2014 and again in 2015. Tom was just brilliant. I wrote a review about it here. I think that was the first time you checked out my blog :)

As for Benedict's comments on the DVD issue - he has been criticized openly by his peers for this elitists and privileged attitude so I will leave it there. You are right - not everyone can afford the theatre...theatre tickets in Toronto run around $90+ for a major production while a National Theatre Live production in the cinema is about $22. The math is pretty simple.