When I was cast in a travelling production of Hamlet in 2011, I was very nervous – Hamlet has an awful lot of lines. The show went smoothly until the fifth act, when it was time to perform the swordfight between Laertes and Hamlet. The stage in Cork was smaller than we were used to, and the actor playing Laertes and I got too close. I will never feel anything but love towards the actor who was playing Laertes. I’ve since toured the world playing Hamlet in a production called The Rehearsal, Playing The Dane.

Source: The Guardian July 16, 2021 09:00 UTC