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Grand Theft Hamlet: A Fascinating Mashup of 17th-Century Theatre, 21st-Century Gaming, and Pandemic Lockdown

Grand Theft Hamlet: A Fascinating Mashup of 17th-Century Theatre, 21st-Century Gaming, and Pandemic Lockdown

By Chris Knight

ReviewJim SlotekFebruary 21, 2025Grand Theft Hamlet, Sam Crane, Pinny Grylls, Mark Oosterveen, MUBI, Shakespeare, Video game, Animation, British, DocumentaryComment

Rosaline: Revisionist Rom-Com Take on Romeo & Juliet is Smart, Snappy, Fun

Rosaline: Revisionist Rom-Com Take on Romeo & Juliet is Smart, Snappy, Fun

By Kim Hughes

ReviewJim SlotekOctober 13, 2022Romantic comedy, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, Rosaline, Karen Maine, Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Sean Teale, Hulu, Minnie Driver, Kyle Allen, Period pieceComment

All Is True: Watchable Shakespeare Tale Pretty Much Based On Conjecture

By Liam Lacey

ReviewMay 23, 2019All Is True, Shakespeare, Kenneth Branagh, Dame Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, Sam Ellis, Ben Elton, Dramedy, Derek JacobiComment

Timon of Athens: Stratford's Take on Rarely Rendered Shakespeare Sharp But Meh

By Liam Lacey

ReviewApril 18, 2018Stratford, Timon of Athens, Shakespeare

Romeo and Juliet: Stratford Production Finds Sweet Spot in Oft-Told Tale

By Liam Lacey

ReviewFebruary 28, 2018Stratford, Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, theatre, drama