Review: ‘Fat Ham,’ a Black and gay modern ‘Hamlet,’ sizzles at Virginia Stage Company
Hamlet” (the original) was written, of course, in 1600s vintage English blank verse; much of “Fat Ham” is in Black English ...
'Hamlet' to be performed this summer in Oak Ridge
The inaugural summer season of the newly formed Piedmont Shakespeare Company will feature a live professional production of ...
Review: The Classics Theatre Project makes ‘Hamlet’ relevant without resorting to gimmicks
Frightened of what he’s unleashed by killing his brother and marrying his sister-in-law, Claudius puts up a brave front, ...
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Ensemble Theatre Stages Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’ as ‘Scandinavian Noir’ Thriller
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him well” is a famous quote from William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” But do we really know this revered play? Three very different ...
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Review: ‘Fat Ham,’ a Black and gay modern ‘Hamlet,’ sizzles at Virginia Stage Company
Hamlet, for his part, is contemplating suicide to avoid his newly assigned job (via ghostly edict) of killing his murderous uncle Claudius. Here “rub” means an impediment, a problem.