Actor Sir Ian McKellen has revealed he has taken on the role of Hamlet three times in his career as he discussed how ...

The past year has been a big one for fans of William Shakespeare's Hamlet: Arguably one of the most important pieces of playwriting ever created, let alone from The Bard's iconic library. 2025's ...

Hamnet,’ focussed on Shakespeare’s wife Agnes as a healer, brings forward stronger readings of a character who’s been at the ...

A king's ghost puts his son on a bloody quest against the brother who killed him to take the throne and queen. If the prince were a hulking mass of brawn and rage, it would make for a pretty decent ...

2010 BroadwayWorld Awards Best Leading Actor in a Play Jude Law 2010 BroadwayWorld Awards Best Revival of a Play Hamlet 2010 Drama Desk Awards Outstanding Director of a Play Michael Grandage 2009 ...

Hamlet can not rest until he avenges his father’s death. But before he does, his girlfriend will go mad, the king’s ghost will haunt the castle, actors will perform a play and there will be battles of ...

During the play-within-the-play, when Gertrude and Claudius watch as the murder of Hamlet’s father is effectively re-enacted onstage, you are right next to them in the audience — watching Claudius ...