New production of Hamlet rages against a sea of troubles

A touring production of Hamlet unleashes the energy of the play, writes Alan O’Riordan.

Hamlet is one of the great enigmas of literature, a character whose many different sides have enabled a vast range of portrayals.

Perhaps, though, he is most regularly cast as a procrastinator, one who, though often evincing a manic energy, is unable to channel it sustainably towards the goal of vengeance he sets himself.