They reminded me of the two tramps in Waiting for Godot – trapped in a world not of their making, increasingly aware that someone out there is pulling the strings. Both actors put in mesmerising performances providing a deeply unsettling substrata beneath the torrent of surface wit. There was a fascinating contrast between him and Aspel’s more philosophical G. His verbal sparring with the gloomier G was a delight. Males brought out R’s wide-eyed innocence and charmingly genial manner in convincing style. Happily, both Will Males as Rosencrantz and Dan Aspel playing Guildenstern brought pace and deeply felt character to their parts. The play stands or falls on its eponymous characters dominating the stage for most of the 140-minute running time. Happily the bonding of Cambridge’s estimable Corkscrew Theatre and the local AmDram company Bawds pulled off the awesome challenge in fine style. That is a very tough call for a community theatre ensemble. It is a long play packed with rapid-fire exchanges, daring puns and existential questions.
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