In ‘Grand Theft Hamlet,’ Playing’s Thing

‘Grand Theft Hamlet’: The (Game) Play’s the Thing
The film captures two players staging the classic within an online video game, raising fascinating questions about community and connection.
Grand Theft Hamlet’s creators put Shakespeare in GTA to put chaos back into Shakespeare
How three out-of-work friends spent COVID staging a tragedy inside a comedy in GTA Online — and made a doc about it
‘Grand Theft Hamlet’: They Staged a Shakespeare Play Inside a Violent Video Game
At this point, we’ve just about exhausted the possibilities of the “quarantine movie” following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but every now and then something comes along that proves there’s at least one new angle worth exploring.
‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ Stages Shakespeare in a Land of Shootouts
During a pandemic lockdown, out-of-work actors turned to the video game Grand Theft Auto Online, where a tortured soliloquy may be interrupted by a rocket launcher.
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Grand Theft Hamlet” is a pointed, entertaining and moving examination of interdisciplinary conductivity at its most surprising.
‘Grand Theft Hamlet’ review: 'Grand Theft Auto' meets Shakespeare in hilarious, moving doc
Between the movie’s pandemic premise and its subjects ruminating on one of Shakespeare’s heaviest texts, Grand Theft Hamlet echoes the idea of mortality in several quiet ways — the idea of what it means “to be, or not to be” — all while blaring explosions keep interrupting the actors’ attempts to rehearse.
Review: Goodnight, sweet Player One, as the Bard comes to gaming in ‘Grand Theft Hamlet’
Faced with COVID lockdown, two out-of-work actors reach for Shakespeare in an experimental documentary that creates art on the mean streets of GTA's Los Santos.
Review: In ‘Grand Theft Hamlet,’ Playing’s the Thing
The Village Voice review of "Grand Theft Hamlet" notes that this hybrid RPG/movie plunges Shakespeare into an uncanny realm.
The True Story Behind Grand Theft Hamlet
The documentary Grand Theft Hamlet, directed by Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls, tells the incredible true story of how a group of actors banded together to perform Hamlet in the world of Grand Theft Auto Online.
'Grand Theft Hamlet' Review: There's Something Rousing in the State of San Andreas
There are, at a minimum, and I checked, 18 bazillion adaptations of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet." It's one of the most beloved and scrutinized texts in the whole of the English language. More actors than anyone can count -- strike that,
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HAMLET Comes to Danse Danse Next Month
Theater maker and director Robert Lepage and principal dancer and choreographer Guillaume Côté now tackle a monument of ...
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Ensemble Theatre Company Brings ‘Hamlet’ Into the 21st Century
Corey Jones, Paige Lindsey White, Will Block and Ana Nicolle Chavez star in Ensemble Theatre Company's production of 'Hamlet.
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Grand Theft Hamlet Review: Grand Theft Auto Online Takes A Break From Violence To Offer A Charming Twist On The Theater Industry
Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls' Grand Theft Hamlet is a funny and charming use of its titular game, even if it ultimately feels ...
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Ridgewood students will present 'Saving Hamlet' on Jan. 17
Students of the Ridgewood High School Drama Department will present "Save Hamlet," a comedic twist on the classic ...