The title role in Shakespeare’s enduring tragedy Hamlet is on the bucket list for many actors wishing to challenge their ...

Chicago Shakespeare Theater hosts the North American debut of a production that has been celebrated worldwide.

It had a tall wardrobe in which Claudius and Polonius hid to spy upon Ophelia and Hamlet as they spoke. After Polonius' death Ophelia came onto stage wearing her father’s blood stained suit.

In his first appearance, stood between Claudius and Polonius, Hamlet looked trapped. This was a Hamlet who was being watched; a Hamlet who wasn't free to roam and do as he pleased. Warner was a ...

But this “Hamlet” — directed by Rupert Goold and ... and Elliot Levey is endearingly funny as the sycophantic councilor Polonius, whose desperate desire to ingratiate himself to the royal ...

Shot entirely within “Grand Theft Auto,” the film follows their attempts to cast, direct and stage “Hamlet” during the COVID-19 pandemic. The main antagonist of the film is not Polonius or ...

Goold surrounds him with a cast who tries their best to keep up with Hamlet’s light-speed thinking. Elliot Levey adds levity as a lovable Polonius with a pitch-perfect comic performance that ...

Elliot Levey playing Polonius, Kel Matsena as Horatio, Lewis Shepherd as Laertes, and Nia Towle as Ophelia. Over the years, actors have confided that preparing to play Hamlet is like training for ...