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Salient. An Organ of Student Opinion at Victoria College, Wellington, N.Z. Vol. 11, No. 8. July 14, 1948

Hamlet

Hamlet

A reading of Hamlet was-presented on Friday evening at Training College Hall by a group from the Drama Club and Nat Beatus an ex-T.C. student. There was a reasonably large audience.

Nat took the part of Hamlet and it was obvious that he carried the play on his own shoulders. The part of the king was taken by Klaus Neuberg and although his part was not easy he managed to make it convincing. These were the two outstanding parts and the readers' obvious understanding and convincing portrayal overshadowed the other inexperienced readers considerably. The other players cither misunderstood their parts or had not bothered to take the interest to read them over beforehand.

The audience was almost visibly trying to push the play ahead at times and this was rather harassing when listeners wished to appreciate a good [unclear: payal] of a Shakespearean play. Nat managed to save the day in many places and this reading of Hamlet was made well worth while if only to hear the part of Hamlet himself.

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