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.

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 ...

Patrick Ball talks about playing 'Hamlet' in stage in a very unusual adaptation at the Mark Taper Forum in L.A., while resuming work on 'The Pitt.' ... treating the camera as if it were Gertrude.

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.