Last Saturday, the Icarus Theatre Collective brought their week-long stint at the Bord Gáis Energy Theatre to a close. The company have been touring their new production of Hamlet in the UK and Ireland since late 2016, which they describe as an interpretation of Shakespeare’s classic “for the Game of Thrones generation”. At the last performance of the run, an eager crowd awaited the classic play in a subdued atmosphere. The set is simple, yet effective, and immediately draws parallels with Game of Thrones. The stage’s centrepiece is two thrones adorned with sword blades, which are set high on the top of a marbled structure … Continue reading Icarus Theatre’s Game of Thrones-style Hamlet Loses the Complexity of the Original Play