Hamlet - The Persuader

McKellen has just completed his second run as Hamlet, his first was 50 years ago. Sir Ian is 82 and played the lead in Sean Mathias’s age, gender and colour blind production. After a brief reminiscence over cigarette brands of the past and wondering how vapers can get excited by branding and advertising as we once did; we look at the play, the character of Hamlet and his skills.This version proves that age is only a number. Ian has the gait of youth.Hamlet has to be able to persuade a number of people to help him in his quest to find out if his Father has been poisoned and then to aid him in revenge.He even influences the players who visit the castle to enact a scene that will help him see if Claudius is guilty.In business persuading people to take action is the goal, not just to like what you have said and how you said it. We explain how Hamlet follows Aristotle’s famous consideration of Ethos, Logos and Pathos.I hope this play starts a trend on and off the stage. We should be age, gender and colour blind and the more we are, the more diverse and exciting our lives will be. To find out more about our work and to see what we could do to help your organisation, visit www.realitytraining.com.