Here’s Why It Isn’t Fair To Review Cumberbatch’s Hamlet While It’s In Previews

“It’s not unusual for a journalist to completely redraft an article or review, so why should it be strange to do the same to a play? Theatre is a living organism. You only know if your show is working when you see it with an audience. You can also tell when it isn’t working – it’s horrible and you desperately try to figure out how to make it connect.”