Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead

(Sydney Theatre Company)

Staged by the Sydney Theatre Company, Tom Stoppard's play Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead depicts two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet trying to make sense of the action that is occurring in the Bard's play whilst they are off stage.

Stoppard's play and its clever dialogue are a level above my intellectual capacities especially with my limited knowledge of Hamlet. Nonetheless I enjoyed many portions of R&G and appreciated the fine performances of the cast. Toby Schmitz as Guildenstern was in his element handling the linguistic pyrotechnics with ease but it was Tim Minchin as Rosencrantz who impressed me the most.

★★★1/3