“To hold, as ‘twere, the mirror up to nature; to show virtue her own feature, scorn her own image, and the very age and body of the time his form and pressure.” -- Hamlet to the Players, Act 3, Scene ...
Scholars have debated for centuries whether an earlier play shaped the version we know today. Here’s the evidence.
Shakespeare’s Hamlet has been adapted for the big screen many times. The latest version of Hamlet made its Canadian premiere at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, this time showcasing a ...
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 ...
Theatre Coup d’Etat‘s production of Hamlet has a lot of strengths going for it, but the chief one among them is that they trust Shakespeare’s script to do most of the heavy lifting. Even though the ...
A lost play known as the “Ur-Hamlet” may have existed before Shakespeare’s famous version. Debate continues over whether Thomas Kyd—or Shakespeare himself—wrote this earlier play. The mystery of the ...
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 ...