Hamlet

To Drown or Not to Drown: The Sixteenth Century Suicide That Inspired Hamlet

Amy Licence | Posted 13.05.2013 | UK Lifestyle
Amy Licence

I live in Canterbury. It's not the only English city overflowing with history but it is a compact little circle, with plenty of Norman, medieval and T...

RSC Boss: 'Theatre Is A Sexist World'

PA | Posted 11.07.2012 | Home

The Royal Shakespeare Company's outgoing artistic director has warned against deeper cuts to the arts and lamented the unequal footing for women in Br...

Shakespeare The Blogging Bard? Why O-Levels Should Become E-Levels

Hilary Robinson | Posted 24.08.2012 | UK Universities & Education
Hilary Robinson

While some of the latest suggestions from the Department of Education which seem to be rolling out at the same rate as spam emails are interesting, not to mention surprising, what seems to be overlooked is an appreciation of the impact that the e-age is having on the way we learn, the way we communicate, the way we function and the way we live.

Patrick Stewart Frightened By 'Crazy' Co-Stars

PA | Posted 09.06.2012 | Home

Star Trek actor Sir Patrick Stewart has revealed that he is frightened of performing fight scenes on stage - because of previous bad experiences with ...

To See Or Not To See? Prince Charles To Watch Prince Of Denmark

PA | Posted 25.05.2012 | Home

The Prince of Wales will come face to face with the Prince of Denmark when he visits Hamlet's castle today. He and the Duchess of Cornwall are to w...

Reuniting For A Potato Film

PA | Posted 13.01.2012 | UK Entertainment

Kate Winslet is reuniting with Kenneth Branagh for a new film. The 36-year-old British actress last worked with Branagh when she played Ophelia in ...

Method In The Madness: Doctors 'Should Look To Shakespeare' To Diagnose Patients

Huffington Post UK | Felicity Morse | Posted 24.11.2011 | UK

Doctors should to look to Shakespeare to explain their patients’ symptoms, according to a new study. Analysis of the Bard’s major works showed...

The Star's the Thing?

Thomas Goodenough | Posted 14.01.2012 | UK Entertainment
Thomas Goodenough

Michael Sheen isn't the first big 'star' to play Hamlet and nor will he be the last, but is the fashion to cast 'A-list' names in Shakespeare's greatest and most exacting role really a good thing?

'To Sleep, Perchance to Dream'... Michael Sheen's Hamlet at the Young Vic Theatre, London

Lily Bevan | Posted 08.01.2012 | UK Entertainment
Lily Bevan

This is a different Hamlet. It is fully accessible, but wholly unusual. It is set in a mental asylum/prison. The main set is a circle of institutional chairs. Featuring magic, horror, child's play and dream it has more in common with an adult's therapy session than a traditional West End performance.