There is no play more iconic than Hamlet. So colossal is its reputation that the image of a man dressed in black holding a skull has come to represent the entire art form of live theatre.

A Room in the Castle” does more than just retell “Hamlet”—it demands a reconsideration of who gets to tell stories and why.

It is Shakespeare’s longest work, clocking in at five acts and 30,557 words in its unabridged form. Those words focus largely ...

Popular British film and stage actor and comedian Eddie Izzard brings her solo performance of "Hamlet" to the American ...

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Hamlet (Sir Kenneth Branagh), son of the King of Denmark (Brian Blessed), is summoned home for his father's funeral and his mother Gertrude's (Julie Christie's) wedding to his uncle Claudius (Sir ...

Pictured above is Hamlet talking with Claudius and Gertrude during the opening scene. There's a stark contrast in the white costumes of the king and queen compared to Hamlet dressed in sombre black.

The old king has been murdered by his own brother, Claudius, who has then seized the throne and married Hamlet’s mother Gertrude. Hamlet sets a trap for Claudius and once he knows that the new ...

Sabrina Lynne Sawyer, who plays Ophelia, told WTOP of the audience, “We find a lot of people realize that they know more ‘Hamlet’ than they actually thought they did.” Queen Gertrude is ...