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Experience Hamlet as a powerful full-cast drama with entertaining and enlightening commentary that explains what's what and who's who as the plot unfolds. To help you get the most out of Shakespeare, the narrator offers historical insights and background information, so you can enjoy the jokes, appreciate the references, and get a real sense of Shakespeare's world. The unabridged drama is also presented without commentary.

Hamlet is commonly regarded as one of the greatest plays ever written. Drawing on Danish chronicles and the Elizabethan vogue for revenge tragedy, Shakespeare created a play that is at once a philosophic treatise, a family drama, and a supernatural thriller. In the wake of his father's death, Prince Hamlet finds that his Uncle Claudius has swiftly taken the throne and married his mother, Queen Gertrude. The ghost of the dead king then appears and charges Claudius with 'murder most foul.' Hamlet is called to revenge his father's death: but will he be able to act before it is too late?View our ...

Tribeca Festival World Premiere 2025 – This revelatory new take on Shakespeare's iconic tragedy drops you inside the fractured mind of the prince. With breathtaking binaural sound design by Tony-Award winner Mikhail Fiksel and starring Daniel Kyri (Chicago Fire), this is Hamlet as you've never heard it.

The Enduring Disturbance of HamletShakespeare’s "Hamlet" continues to disturb audiences centuries after its creation, largely due to its exploration of universal and timeless themes. The play delves into the complexities of the human psyche, capturing the inner turmoil of Prince Hamlet as he grapples with revenge, madness, and existential angst. This profound psychological depth makes "Hamlet" relatable and unsettling, as it reflects the inner conflicts that many of us experience.Hamlet’s existential crisis is one of the most compelling aspects of the play. His famous soliloquy, "To be, or...