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 ...

whose choreography is brought to a grand finale in which Izzard duels as both Hamlet and Laertes, while also switching back and forth to play Claudius and Gertrude in the crowd. All decked out in ...

Dr Nick Walton from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust talks about the history of Hamlet in performance on the RSC stage. Here's Johnston Forbes Robertson in 1908. Some productions have gone beyond ...

Hamlet sets a trap for Claudius and once he knows that the new ... This clip could be used as an introduction to the play, consolidation of key aspects, or for revision of the plot and characters.

Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him well” is a famous quote from William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” But do we really know this revered play? Three very different ...

Crane and Grylls hadn’t played games since they were ... meta-commentary during the performance of Hamlet (“Hamlet_thedane killed King_Claudius”) and a strangely poignant sense of what ...