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Hamlet review – one-woman juggling act exposes limits of Eddie Izzard’s acting ability

A marathon achievement for its feat of memory, this performance feels like avant garde cabaret at times

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024

Lost instruments, logic gates and lots and lots of drunkonyms – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK · Feb 22, 2024

Letter: Tim Woodward on stage

Roland Jaquarello writes: In 2000 he played Claudius opposite Mark Rylance’s Hamlet at the Globe

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024

The stunning Scottish castle by the sea where a Shakespeare movie was filmed

You may be surprised to learn that a 1990 film based on Shakespeare's Hamlet starring Mel Gibson and Glenn Close actually shot many of its scenes in Scotland despite being set in Denmark.

Daily Record · Mar 14, 2023

‘Mini Sphinx’ statue with a ‘soft smile’ and two dimples unearthed in Egypt

Archaeologists suspect statue depicts Roman emperor Claudius

The Independent UK · Mar 8, 2023

Sphinx statue 2,000-years-old with smiley face and dimples unearthed in Egypt

The Sphinx-like statue, which is said to be in the likeness of Roman Emperor Claudius, was made near the Dendera Temple complex in Qena, Egypt, an area conquered by the empire after the taking of Carthage in 146BC

Daily Mirror · Mar 7, 2023

Kate Mulvany returns to the stage after Amazon's Hunters to star as Sarah Bernhardt in Melbourne Theatre Company's Bernhardt/Hamlet

Actor and writer Kate Mulvany has recently played a Nazi-hunting nun for Amazon and an artist accused of murder for Foxtel. Now, she returns to the stage.

ABC News · Mar 4, 2023

Hamlet review – slick tragedy fuelled by fury

With inky backdrops, jagged sound and frenzied violence, John Haidar’s production stars Billy Howle as a prince emanating unhinged anger

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2022

TV Tinsel: Here they are, my 10 favorite TV shows of all time

Every year when the Emmy nominations are announced they bring to mind not only the worthy shows of this year but those of the past. As a TV critic, one has to view the good, the bad, and the ugly. But occasionally you stumble on something great. And when that…

Tribune News Service · Jul 25, 2022

Guide to the classics: Shakespeare's Hamlet, the Everest of literature

Although I’m wary of declaring any literary work to be the greatest ever, Shakespeare’s Hamlet would be a frontrunner. It’s often proclaimed to be or voted Shakespeare’s best play (Google it). It has countless film adaptations, is widely referenced, and even gets a homage of sorts in The Simpsons.

The Conversation · Apr 19, 2022