When tickets of the latest production of Hamlet went on sale in August, they sold out in minutes. Such is the power of Benedict Cumberbatch ... to catch William Shakespeare's classic.

Only one person could break it up: the president of the Royal Shakespeare Company, the Prince of Wales. That’s right: Prince Charles had to show up to settle the Hamlet argument, once and for all.

Dr Nick Walton from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust talks ... In his first appearance, stood between Claudius and Polonius, Hamlet looked trapped. This was a Hamlet who was being watched; a ...

Visit BBC Webwise for full instructions Claudius and Polonius eavesdrop on Hamlet and Ophelia to find out why Hamlet's gone 'mad'. Director Gregory Doran and David Tennant give their ...

The best word I can think of to describe Hamlet at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival is "standard ... A few roles are gender-swapped (Polonius, Horatio, and Rosencrantz), and the setting is ...