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 tragedy centered around a woman fighting for political power may give audience members a stinging sense of déjÁ vu, but the play in question is not about the 2016 presidential election. Rather, it’s ...

A new production of Hamlet is arriving at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. Directed by Rupert Goold and starring Luke Thallon in the titular role, the play, which is being described as “high concept,” ...

All references to the text of Shakespeare’s Hamlet come from the New Cambridge edition of the play: Edwards, Philip (ed). 2003. Hamlet: Prince of Denmark. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.