Luke Thallon expertly blends sincerity and neediness as the embattled prince in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s latest production.

What do Shakespeare and James Cameron have in common? Before Rupert Goold took hold of the Bard’s tragic masterpiece, the answer would have been ‘nothing’. The soon-to-be artistic director of the Old ...

The date, projected behind the stage before a word is spoken, is a clue - 14th April 1912. “Why so specific?” was my first ...

Led by Luke Thallon, the cast grapple with a needless set of problems of their own creation, before finally, and inevitably, going under, three hours later.

The rising star makes his Shakespearean debut in Stratford-upon-Avon, but does Rupert Goold's ocean-liner interpretation of ...

Luke Thallon talks about his decision to play Hamlet for The Royal Shakespeare Company and his struggles with mental health.

Considering the plot is inescapably engraved in theatrical history, and everyone knows how it goes and what occurs, I’ve no ...

Shakespeare’s tragedy becomes a tense psychological thriller in Rupert Goold’s production at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon ...

Elsewhere, Gertrude seems to show no real remorse for her part in Hamlet’s tragedy, the gravediggers have no graves to dig ...

It has been a big week for Shakespeare: three major productions have opened across London and Stratford-upon-Avon. Last night ...

Set at sea, Rupert Goold’s conceptually bold production ultimately works because of Thallon’s thrillingly commanding ...