' Rosencrantz a’nd'GUildensterng‘ 
     
     “dead but. *fUnny” ; f  
     
    
   
   
    
     By Aaron Black 
     
    
   
   
    
     I recently had the pleasure 
     
     oflseeing our Theatre Society 
     
     in action, when it put on 
     
     Rosencrantz and Gui/denstern 
     
     are Dead, March 14 thru 17. 
     
    
   
   
    
     An extremely well-written 
     
     and funny play, Rosencrantz 
     
     and Gui/denstern is about 
     
     two unimportant and inter- 
     
     changeable characters in 
     
     Willy Shakespeare’s Hamlet, 
     
     who are about to take the 
     
     crazed Hamlet from, Denr 
     
     mark to his death in England. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Along the way, we have the 
     
     chance to observe 
     
     humorous situations 
     
     some fine acting. 
     
    
   
   
    
     and 
     
    
   
   
    
     On the Friday night I saw' 
     
    
   
   
    
     the play, strong perfor— 
     
     mances were given by Jamie 
     
     Brehaut as Guildenstern, or 
     
     Rosencrantz; Nancy McLure 
     
     as Rosencrantz, or Guilden- 
     
     stern, and Mike Stratton as 
     
     The Player. 
     
    
   
   
    
     many ' 
     
    
   
   
    
     \ l 
     
    
   
   
    
     The Tragedians, as played 
     
     by Bob Stanley,’ Bill 
     
     Haerod, and David 
     
     Wheeler, were also extremely 
     
     funny, if not cute. 
     
    
   
   
    
     Unfortunately, the inten- 
     
     sity of the humour and the 
     
     humorous situations took 
     
     away from the seriousness of 
     
     the play. The serious actors, 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Kevin MacLeod as Hamlet, 
     
    
   
   
    
     Mary Rossiter‘ as Ophelia,  
     
    
   
   
    
     Nils Connor as Claudius, and 
     
     Sharon Leighton as Gertrude 
     
     did the best they could with 
     
    
   
   
    
            
     
    
   
   
    
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     buted to making the evening 
     
     most‘enjoyable. 
     
    
   
   
    
     the material. 7 
     
     Fortunately, a good play, 
     
     written by Tom Stoppard, 
     
     good direction by David 
     
     Moses, and good s'ets contri? 
     
    
   
   
    
     All must be congratulated 
     
     for their effort and ability. 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
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