Thy name is woman: female Hamlets from Sarah Bernhardt to Maxine Peake - in pictures
Ophelia and Gertrude are the chief female characters in Hamlet but many actresses have taken on the lead role itself including Asta Nielsen and Frances de la Tour' At her Peake: Maxine's stage career in pictures' Michael Billington's review: 'emotional directness'' In pictures: 45 Hamlets for Shakespeare's 450th birthday Continue reading...