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Between four and five Written and directed by Tom Stoppard, and just possibly a tad too much of both. Brilliant, of course, but long. If you don't know your Shakespeare, you'll be as much at a loss as R & G. If you know him and his Hamlet, you'll find a lot to intrigue you. Can you explain to us, Tom, why G, or is it R, almost eurekas Archimedes principle, discovers gravity, the equal and opposite reaction, the conservation of energy, mechanical dynamics, invents the steam engine and the biplane? Fantastic settings, beautifully shot and costumed, incredible design. Lovely costumes. Great acting. But life gets tedious, don't it? Even when there's a puppet play within a play within a play within a play. Almost overkill. A lot of ins and a lot of outs, but not quite as funny as TBL. Johnson thought Shakespeare's wordplay went on a bit; maybe the same applies here. Tom's a mind to amaze. Death is a ship, that's true enough.