Grand Theft Hamlet” is a pointed, entertaining and moving examination of interdisciplinary conductivity at its most ...

Prevented from working by the Covid pandemic, Sam Crane and Mark Oosterveen turned to online gaming. The UK-based pair decided to put on a virtual production of Hamlet inside the online version of ...

How do you stage a Shakespeare play in the middle of a global pandemic? British actor Sam Crane wasn't sure, but he knew he was tired of looking at Zoom screens. His determination to find a ...

"The theater in Shakespeare's time was like that. It was popular entertainment. It wasn't a dark room where everyone had to be quiet." ...

The latter is exactly what filmmakers Pinny Gryllis, Sam Crane, and Mark Oosterveen did, filming the ideation, rehearsal, location scouting, casting, and eventual performance of the tragedy ...

But that was one of the quirks of making “Grand Theft Hamlet,” a documentary about a pair of British actors, Sam Crane and Mark Oosterveen, who, while idled by the pandemic, decided to stage “Hamlet” ...

This is a question few would ask but when the UK entered its third lockdown with nothing but time, WiFi connection and games consoles on their hands, out-of-work actors Sam Crane and Mark Oosterveen ...

A fun lockdown project turned into a festival and awards smash for debut filmmakers Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane. Theatre is a delicate business. At any moment, the vagaries of life may impact on ...

Mubi has revealed the official trailer for the acclaimed doc film called Grand Theft Hamlet, co-directed by filmmakers Pinny Grylls & Sam Crane. This first premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival ...

A virtual avatar selfie featuring Grand Theft Hamlet's director, Pinny Grylls, alongside co-star writers and directors Sam Crane (left) and Mark Oosterveen (right) How do you keep Shakespeare ...

Sam Crane and Pinny Grylls' documentary about making virtual art in a pandemic won the Documentary Jury Prize at SXSW 2024. How do you stage a Shakespeare play in the middle of a global pandemic?