In The Bleak Midwinter - 1995 - 6/10
The rep group decides to tackle “Hamlet”.
Venue, an abandoned church, awaiting demolition.
The actors, a scattered tribe of six, dislike each other, and fear the worst, knowing there is no money.
No matter, in the spirit of “the show must go on” they rehearse, experiment, and find their characters.
A lot of time is spent on personalities and personal dramas.
Will they learn to get along, coalesce as a troupe (this is movie, friend).
By the end, however, the plot is absolutely crackling.
Indeed, while I dislike “Hamlet”, I wanted to see their version of the Dane, set during the 1920’s.
