National Theatre's Robert Hastie transfers 'Hamlet' to Brooklyn's BAM while prepping 'Summerfolk' as spring season casting ...

Following his production of *Hamlet*, starring Hiran Abeysekera, Deputy Artistic Director Robert Hastie will direct a new ...

The National Theatre has revealed that its ongoing production of Hamlet starring Hiran Abeysekera is to transfer to New York ...

Life of Pi star Hiran Abeysekera stars as Hamlet at the National Theatre but another actor steals the show with a heartbreaking performance.

Hiran Abeysekera gives his tortured modern prince a manic energy, but races through 'to be or not to be' with little depth ...

Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl dropped Oct. 3, and William Shakespeare buffs will relish in the title of the first track “The Fate of Ophelia” and accompanying music video, ...

Abeysekeran is best known for his Olivier-winning performance in Life of Pi - Johan ... It’s making me feel panicky and thin-skinned. I’m thinking about Hamlet’s relationship with Ophelia, or how he ...

Hiran Abeysekera makes a flippant, manic Hamlet in this muddled take on the quintessential tragedy Leaning into every opportunity for unsettling humour, but neglecting the rich emotional depth that ...

Laurence Olivier is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, a true titan of both the stage and the screen. His name is synonymous with Shakespeare, as he brought the Bard’s ...

The question used to be: Can Shakespeare’s plays be made into successful movies? With his film production of Henry V (TIME, April 8, 1946), Sir Laurence Olivier settled that question once & for all.