The traditional carpet is in place -- a vibrant square of orange carved out of inky darkness -- but the magic is decidedly muted in "The Tragedy of Hamlet," renowned director Peter Brook's ...

Polonius, Lord Chamberlain to the bad king in Hamlet, advises his son, Laertes, headed for Paris, "Neither a borrower nor a lender be. For loan oft loses both itself and friend." Well, I've loaned ...

A theater instructor at George State University puts on “Hamlet 2.0.” ...

Leo Egger, who played Polonius, is in Fifth Humor, and Prentice, who played Laertes, is in the Purple Crayon and the Red Hot Poker, as is Meridian who played Horatio,” Bezilla said. ... “Hamlet can be ...

In the so-called "nunnery" scene, the one in which Hamlet terrorizes and rejects Ophelia, Shakespeare's text leaves unclear how much Hamlet knows about Claudius and Polonius's plan to spy on him ...

As Hamlet, Chapman has a grasp of Shakespeare's language, and his performance is energetic. Strangely, though, it is at odds with Shakespeare's own advice to actors in Act III of Hamlet.

Hamlet’s path of revenge and redemption touches on many characters in and around the castle of Elsinore, including the overly loquacious Lord Chamberlain Polonius (played by the director) and ...

Rucker is funny as blustering Polonius, and Anderson’s Ophelia is heartbreaking and beautiful, particularly during her closing scenes. Atlanta audiences should go see “Hamlet.” ...