It seems to me that one of the things about theater is that every show is different, and when a show is over, it's done forever, vanished like tears in rain. You can never see that same show again.

I saw the first national tour of the musical "Jekyll and Hyde" and years later saw the second national tour. Both excellent shows, but not the same. Different talents make a different experience.

Olivier's Hamlet, Gibson's Hamlet, and Branaugh's Hamlet are each unique peieces of art, not just covers of the same song. Even if you wanted to, the most blatant of imitation couldn't ever really be the same experience.