Led by Luke Thallon, the cast grapple with a needless set of problems of their own creation, before finally, and inevitably, going under, three hours later.

The abridged production speaks directly to its teen audience by homing in on family tensions and focusing on the struggles of ...

The rising star makes his Shakespearean debut in Stratford-upon-Avon, but does Rupert Goold's ocean-liner interpretation of ...

The date, projected behind the stage before a word is spoken, is a clue - 14th April 1912. “Why so specific?” was my first ...

Luke Thallon talks about his decision to play Hamlet for The Royal Shakespeare Company and his struggles with mental health.

Considering the plot is inescapably engraved in theatrical history, and everyone knows how it goes and what occurs, I’ve no ...

Shakespeare’s tragedy becomes a tense psychological thriller in Rupert Goold’s production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon ...

Elsewhere, Gertrude seems to show no real remorse for her part in Hamlet’s tragedy, the gravediggers have no graves to dig ...

Set at sea, Rupert Goold’s conceptually bold production ultimately works because of Thallon’s thrillingly commanding ...

The time is out of joint, cries Hamlet. Dawning on him is the reality of crisis – political, personal, existential. ​ And ...

Big stars (George Clooney!) and daring writers will grace area stages with shows that escape or confront the current moment.

Equity actors in Ensemble Theatre Company’s (ETC) production of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” at the New Vic Theatre, my companion ...