Michael Sheen's Hamlet praised by critics

Michael Sheen's much-anticipated portrayal of Hamlet was hailed as "triumphant" on the play's opening night at London's Young Vic theatre. 

There were, however, mixed reviews for the show itself, which sets the play inside a secure psychiatric hospital.

Audiences are guided through a maze of hospital corridors before they take their seats.

The Times gave the play four-out-of-five stars and praised Sheen's "unbearably moving" performance.   Read More