Has he fallen to the floor?
Will his body not obey?
Is the struggle here to get back on his feet?
Very often in productions, this bit gets a little –
ACTORY. He tends to be just pure reaction
Reaction. Hands held up to the sky –
A classic Actor-y “Why?!?!?!”
A physical obstacle such as one’s body
Ceasing to do what one asks of it
Might make for an interesting exploration.
The struggle could be to reconcile the facts he’s just heard,
Or, of course, to grapple with having seen the ghost of his father.
But when I get my hands on his play
Or rather when I get my body into this play,
I will want to see what grappling the body is doing as well.
The Hamlet Project 