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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Hamlet review Riz Ahmed's tortured prince drives chilling modern take through London's streets

Austerely modernized Hamlet relocates the prince to London's ruthless family-business world, stripping much text for a stark, confrontational, performance-driven adaptation led by Riz Ahmed.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Poem of the week: Now, Mother, What's the Matter? by Richard W Halperin

Life and art belong to troubled hearts; Hamlet embodies human trouble, and poetry bridges earthly distress with spiritual and artistic uncertainty.
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fromThe New Yorker
3 months ago

Does "Hamlet" Need a Backstory?

Since it was penned more than four hundred years ago, Shakespeare's "Hamlet" has been in production nearly continuously, and has been adapted in many ways.
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fromThe Atlantic
3 months ago

The Undying Myth Behind Hamnet

The connection between Shakespeare's son Hamnet and the play Hamlet is largely speculative despite overlapping names and dates.
fromBustle
5 months ago

Taylor Swift's New Single Is A Love Letter To Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift is getting a little Shakespearean - except this time, she's writing a happy ending. On Oct. 3, the singer released her new single "The Fate of Ophelia," which serves as the lead track of her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl. With the song, she turns William Shakespeare's famed play Hamlet on its head, but in the catchiest way possible.
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fromInverse
5 months ago

'Hamlet' Is A Visceral, Much-Needed Shakespearean Remix

Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia present a lean, West London Hamlet retaining Shakespeare's prose while excising peripheral scenes and characters to focus solely on Hamlet.
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fromPitchfork
10 months ago

Radiohead's Hail to the Thief Brilliantly Recontextualized by New Staging of Hamlet: Review

The production of Hamlet interweaves music and mood rather than traditional narrative, creating a haunting and immersive theatrical experience.
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