Two Hamlets of the 21st Century

In any given season, you’re bound to find at least one and probably several productions of Hamlet. Just this summer, New York has hosted a contemporary British production of Shakespeare’s drama directed by Robert Icke, which runs in rep (and places the play in dialogue with) the Oresteia, as well as a new operatic version adapted by Brett Dean and Matthew Jocelyn, and the Stratford Festival chose the play to open its first full season since the start of the pandemic.