Act Guide 2019 Season 2 Hamlet review
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| Hamlet (Okada Masaki) & Ophelia (Kuroki Haru), photo by Hosono Shinji |
Act Guide 2019 Summer Theatre Reviews: Hamlet
Review by Ichikawa Aki
In the olden days, I used to think that I knew nothing of the agony of youth euphoria. However, as years go by, I found myself entangled in the bottomless magnetic force of this drama. “Hamlet” as described by the British director Simon Godwin was fast yet clear at the same time. The details were trimmed and compacted into a three hours’ performance, but it was not merely a digested version that just chased after the plots. Fully decorated words were repeatedly conveyed with such a heated passion, perhaps because the cast truly lived their roles to the fullest. With clear dialogues, Okada Masaki’s Hamlet was a philosophical young man with a bitter sense of humour. Although he occasionally had the bright antics, he was actually looking down into an abyss of nothingness. The bandages on his wrists, the belt around his neck, the memento scarf; the stench of death emanated from such items on his body. Kuroki Haru’s Ophelia was remarkable. When she became mad, the first time she released her sorrows, it pierced my chest. Gertrude played by Matsuyuki Yasuko clearly showed her personality. Remarkably, Yamazaki Hajime’s Polonius also left such an impression in my heart.
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| The Hamlet review, page 85 of Act Guide 2019 Season 2 |
昔は「自己陶酔型青二才の苦悩なんて知らんわ」と思っていたのだが、年経るにつれこの戯曲の底知れぬ磁力にからめとられる。英国の演出家サイモン・ゴドウインが描く『ハムレット 』はスピーディで明快。細部を刈り込み上演時間は３時間に満だずコンパクットだが、筋を追うだけのダイジェスト版ではない。装飾に満ちた言葉の数々も体温を伴って伝わってきたのは、キャスト陣が役の人生を真に生きようとしていたからだろう。明晰なセリフを聴かせる岡田将生のハムレット は辛辣なユーモア感覚を持つ哲学青年。時に道化的ですらある明るさが、かえって虚無の淵をのぞかせる。手首の包帯、首に回したベルト、形見のスカーフ。身に着けるものからも死の匂がたちのぼる。出色は黒木華のオフィーリアで、狂気になって初めて自分が解放されるという哀れさに胸を突かれた。人物の輪郭をくっきる示したガートルートの松雪泰子、ポローニアスの山崎一もひときわ印象に残る。[市川安紀 ]
