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Can Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘Hamlet’ Be Saved?

‘Indefensible’

A radical new opening to Shakespeare’s tragedy has been scrapped in previews after a scathing review—but the ‘Sherlock’ star’s Hamlet-in-a-hoody is still thrilling.

Nico Hines
Nico Hines 

News Director

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Nico Hines

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News Director

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