The “Hamnet” director on trying to overcome her deepest fears — and open her heart.
Category: Shakespeare, William
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To Be or Not to Be: That Is the Question Filmmakers Can’t Resist
The Shakespearean monologue that is featured twice in “Hamnet” has long informed the movies, often in surprising ways that can make us rethink the words.
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Jessie Buckley is a Grieving Mother in Hamnet
Jessie Buckley, star of “Hamnet,” on the primal love — and grief — of motherhood.
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What ‘Hamnet’ Lost (and Gained) on the Way From Page to Screen
The filmmaker Chloé Zhao and the novelist-turned-screenwriter Maggie O’Farrell explained the changes they made in the tale of Shakespeare, his wife and their son.
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In Taylor Swift’s Version, Ophelia Has a Fairy-Tale Ending
Taylor Swift reimagines the fate of the tragic “Hamlet” heroine on her new album, “The Life of a Showgirl.” But did she really need saving?
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In ‘Hamlet Hail to the Thief,’ Radiohead Riffs on Shakespeare
The band’s frontman, Thom Yorke, created a show with the Royal Shakespeare Company that is both admirably ambitious and a little foolish.
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Othello and Iago, a Marriage Made in Both Heaven and Hell
Because Shakespeare gave his hero and antihero equal weight, the contest between the actors playing them has never been that easy to call.
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With $921 Seats, Denzel Washington’s ‘Othello’ Breaks a Box Office Record
Demand to see Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal play Shakespeare has set a record in a year when big stars have been driving up the prices of Broadway plays.
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Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler Revive ‘Romeo + Juliet’ for a TikTok Generation
The Broadway revival of “Romeo + Juliet” plays to the TikTok crowd. But maybe that’s a good thing.
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Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler Revive ‘Romeo + Juliet’ for a TikTok Generation
The Broadway revival of “Romeo + Juliet” plays to the TikTok crowd. But maybe that’s a good thing.
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Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler Are Star Crossed in Central Park
As the stars of the “Romeo + Juliet” that opens on Broadway, they will die for love. And to make that convincing, they need to become friends first.