Another Act of Vandalism in Downtown L.A. as Robert O’Hara Defaces ‘Hamlet’ at the Taper

Another act of vandalism in downtown L.A. as Robert O’Hara defaces ‘Hamlet’ at the Taper

Director Robert O'Hara's noir version of 'Hamlet,' starring Patrick Ball and premiering at Mark Taper Forum, audaciously but incoherently toys with Shakespeare's tragedy.

Reimagining ‘Hamlet’ as a Lynchian L.A. Story: Director Robert O’Hara on Doing Shakespeare With a Noir/’Mulholland Drive’ Twist at the Mark Taper

Robert O'Hara, who is bringing a very reinterpreted version of 'Hamlet' to L.A.'s Mark Taper Forum, talks about its film noir and David Lynch touches.

Macbeth – Shakespeare North Playhouse - North West End UK

Dark, scary and foreboding. The three words that summarise the Shakespearean masterpiece.  The tale of greed, malice and murder shown in the magnificent theatre at Prescott – it’s very foundations from the times that the original plays were performed. The set was thick with an eerie mist as the audience entered the round theatre, and as the play started, we were put into pitch blackness with only the sound of eerie sighs and moans from ghouls, s…