Hamlet (1996) You can’t have a best of Kenneth Branagh without featuring Hamlet. Perhaps the most splendid big-screen interpretation of the classic Shakespeare play – or, at least, the one I’ve seen ...

For many lovers of Shakespeare, Kenneth Branagh is the modern conduit for the Bard – the man most dedicated to interpreting and honoring the works of the playwright from Stratford-upon-Avon. It’s not ...

Today we offer a special “Passion Projects” edition of “Stagecraft,” with Variety‘s deputy awards and features editor Jenelle Riley speaking to actor Tom Hiddleston about his recent production of ...

Here’s the most eclectic cast in movie history–Julie Christie, Billy Crystal, Gerard Depardieu, John Gielgud, Rosemary Harris, Charlton Heston, Derek Jacobi, Jack Lemmon, John Mills, Robin Williams, ...

Kenneth Branagh has been forced to withdraw from directing Hamlet in the West End. Jude Law will now act under the guidance of Michael Grandage, the artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse.

Kenneth Branagh is universally considered one of the most accomplished and versatile directors. Born in the UK in 1960, Branagh started his directing career when he was just 29 years old. His first ...

Kenneth Branagh's production of Shakespeare's Hamlet, with Tom Hiddleston in the title role, has opened at RADA's 160-seat Jerwood Vanbrugh Theatre. The show, which runs until 23 September and has ...

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This generation of filmgoers mostly probably thinks of Irish actor-director Kenneth Branagh as Agatha Christie’s mustachioed detective Hercule Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express (2017), Death on ...