19th-century French actress Sarah Bernhardt was a global sensation during ... At the age of 56, she even decided to play Hamlet, and on one US tour she alternated between playing Portia and ...

Seeley highlights the play’s contemporary relevance: “Bernhardt/Hamlet is important now because there is still a culture of pushback when women take on traditionally male roles. Sarah’s ...

And then there is Sarah Bernhardt." In 1899, the international stage celebrity set out to tackle her most ambitious role yet: Hamlet. Theresa Rebeck's new play rollicks with high comedy and human ...

Hamlet has been said to have many feminine qualities and a number of actresses have played the part. Sarah Bernhardt famously took on the role of the prince in Paris, and then in London and New ...