I would’ve been quite happy to grow up a woman,” Izzard shared. “And then play the older woman, the Gertrude in me, who’s denying, denying, denying until Hamlet gives her such a tough time.” ...

Hamlet, obsessively trying to prove that his uncle, and Gertrude’s new husband, Claudius, is the murderer of the elder King Hamlet, is quick to direct accusations toward his mother.

Just days before the Park Avenue Armory production of Hamlet was set to begin, the actress playing Gertrude was injured and had to depart the show. Ehle managed to make the part her own.

Something is rotten in the state of Denmark, and the women of Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” take center stage to tell their own ...

In addition, the duel between Hamlet and Laertes was narrated by Horatio through sign language rather than by any of the other four main characters involved (Queen Gertrude, Hamlet, King Claudius ...

Coral Peña (left) portrays Ophelia and Gina Torres portrays Gertrude in Robert O’Hara’s version of “Hamlet,” opening June 4 at the Mark Taper Forum.