
Bernhardt/Hamlet (2018, Janet McTeer)
Choose options
Theresa Rebeck’s brilliant, intellectually fierce backstage comedy-drama 'Bernhardt/Hamlet' turned the stage of the American Airlines Theatre into a spectacular showcase of theatrical history under the banner of the Roundabout Theatre Company in 2018. Set in Paris in 1899, the narrative tracks legendary, boundary-pushing stage diva Sarah Bernhardt as she risks her financial survival, professional legacy, and romantic sanity to execute an unprecedented artistic gamble: playing the male lead in William Shakespeare's *Hamlet*. Directed with crisp, fluid precision by Lynn Meadow, the production was elevated by Janet McTeer’s magnificent, Tony-nominated tour-de-force performance as Bernhardt, supported by Dylan Baker.

