Stanley Wells

The play that goes on giving

Considering her triumph as Lear, it’s fascinating to learn that she turned down the role of Hamlet, contenting herself with playing Ophelia

  • Performing Hamlet: Actors in the Modern Age

    Jonathan Croall

    The Arden Shakespeare, pp. 198

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