Hamlet always reflects the spirit of the age. Where the 1960s gave us a rush of politicised productions, today the emphasis – as in 2011's Young Vic version with ...

The court of Elsinore becomes a ship of state – or a ship of fools – in Rupert Goold’s production Thematic merchandise is common at Shakespeare productions: Veronese pizzas before Romeo and Juliet, ...

But hold up here! Of course it’s not. After how many centuries of “to be-ing or not to be-ing” now have people been remarking on the experiments and the risks of productions that are “not your ...

Set in London's South Asian community, the Telluride-premiering film relies (mostly) on the Bard's language. By Caryn James This latest version of Hamlet begins with a death ritual. Riz Ahmed, as the ...