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Hamlet, Romeo and Othello Battle in 'Kill Shakespeare'

(Dec. 6) -- Two Canadian writers have taken Shakespeare's most famous characters and put them in a "Lord of the Rings"-type quest, and that has lovers of the Immortal Bard grumbling whether it is to be or not to be. The comic book in question is called "Kill Shakespeare" and features Shakespearean celebs like Hamlet,...

How a Coloratura Soprano Saved the Met

(March 20) -- Two weeks ago, the Metropolitan Opera in New York found itself in a predicament. Ten days before the opening night of "Hamlet," a French opera that had not been performed there for 103 years, the production had no soprano. Natalie Dessay, who was scheduled to perform, had fallen sick and had to...

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Ian I. Mitroff: What the Great Greek and Shakespearian Tragedies Have to Teach About Modern Crises

The senseless killing of Trayvon Martin is not only a monumental tragedy, but it has all the elements of the great epic Greek and Shakespearian tragedies.

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Prince Charles To Watch Prince Of Denmark At Hamlet's Castle

The Prince of Wales will come face to face with the Prince of Denmark when he visits Hamlet's castle today.

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05/19/12 Making light of Shakespeare Source: The Daily Star of Bangladesh Plays, especially comedies, are not a regular feature of the Dhaka entertainment scenario and that is why the staging of Hamlet: the Clown Prince was eagerly awaited by theatre lovers in Dhaka.
05/18/12 Casting Announced for Boomerang Theatre Company's Free... Source: Playbill The Boomerang Theatre Company has announced complete casting for its outdoor production of Shakespeare's Hamlet, which begins performances June 23 in Central Park and is free to the public.
05/12/12 The Rest is Silence; Babel; Top Hat â review Source: The Guardian - London - UK Fractured, self-reflecting, cut off from those around him.
05/12/12 Avenging triple murder, man kills brother Source: Zee News Avenging a triple murder in his family, a 47-year old man allegedly killed his brother, sister-in-law and their son and attempted to end his life in a village in nearby Gudalur, police said.
05/10/12 The Rest Is Silence, Warehouse, Brighton Festival Source: Telegraph - London - UK Well, there are plenty â it's not just a case of goodbye Fortinbras, ciao Gravedigger, get thee hence Horatio.

Background on Hamlet

The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. Set in the Kingdom of Denmark, the play dramatizes the revenge Prince Hamlet exacts on his uncle Claudius for murdering King Hamlet, Claudius's brother and Prince Hamlet's father, and then succeeding to the throne and taking as his wife Gertrude, the old king's widow and Prince Hamlet's mother.

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