Shakespearean plays were alive and well at High Point, thanks to the N.C. Shakespeare Festival, which closed in 2014. Now the ...

Patrick Ball talks about playing 'Hamlet' in stage in a very unusual adaptation at the Mark Taper Forum in L.A., while resuming work on 'The Pitt.' ...

Hamlet, obsessively trying to prove that his uncle, and Gertrude’s new husband, Claudius, is the murderer of the elder King Hamlet, is quick to direct accusations toward his mother.

O'Hara knew one thing for sure: He wanted Torres to play Hamlet's mother, Gertrude. He loved her in "The Matrix" sequels and also as the formidable lawyer Jessica Pearson on "Suits." ...

Coral Peña (left) portrays Ophelia and Gina Torres portrays Gertrude in Robert O’Hara’s version of “Hamlet,” opening June 4 at the Mark Taper Forum.

I would’ve been quite happy to grow up a woman,” Izzard shared. “And then play the older woman, the Gertrude in me, who’s denying, denying, denying until Hamlet gives her such a tough time.” ...

In addition, the duel between Hamlet and Laertes was narrated by Horatio through sign language rather than by any of the other four main characters involved (Queen Gertrude, Hamlet, King Claudius ...

He says he wanted her to be more self-aware and unabashed than Gertrude, Hamlet’s mother in the original story. “I wanted to allow a Black woman to stand on stage and look at an audience, regardless ...

The cast of Hamlet (Ato Blankson-Wood, Solea Pfieffer, and Nick Rehberger) discuss what forces influence their relationships with one another, and how a modern context helps bring new ideas within ...

Just days before the Park Avenue Armory production of Hamlet was set to begin, the actress playing Gertrude was injured and had to depart the show. Ehle managed to make the part her own.

Claudius and Laertes' plan to kill Hamlet is foiled, ending in the deaths of Laertes and Gertrude. In the end, Hamlet kills Claudius before he himself dies, begging Horatio to tell his story.