My 38th 'Hamlet' (inside Grand Theft Auto) is the first I've seen with flamethrowers. Updated January 21, 2025 4:01 PM ET Originally published January 16, 2025 5:07 PM ET.

Grand Theft Hamlet is a 2024 film where two unemployed friends attempt to stage Shakespeare's Hamlet within the virtual realm of Grand Theft Auto.

During pandemic lockdowns, two actors decided to try to stage a Shakespeare play entirely inside the game Grand Theft Auto. Grand Theft Hamlet tells the story.

Grand Theft Auto is an inherently hedonistic world, and there’s nothing stopping some random third party from showing up, guns-a-blazing (or fists-a-swinging) just for the thrill of it.

Grand Theft Hamlet was shot during the COVID-19 lockdowns, with the documentary’s Sam and Mark using Grand Theft Auto Online as an escape. ”In one gaming session they stumble across a theatre ...

The documentary, following a production of "Hamlet" within "Grand Theft Auto V," is a high mark for the machinima genre of in-game filmmaking.

Grand Theft Hamlet is now available to watch at home, with MUBI adding the film to its catalogue today. What to Read Next MUBI is available to add as a Prime Video channel on Amazon, costing £11. ...

Co-director Pinny Grylls told The Independent he wanted Grand Theft Hamlet to be an emotional watch. “I found an in-game phone, which has a camera on it. You can do close-ups of the avatars ...

Updated January 21, 2025 at 16:01 PM ET. There aren't a lot of places where Shakespeare has never been performed, but the riotous (in every possible sense of the word) new film Grand Theft Hamlet ...

Grand Theft Hamlet tells the story. Updated May 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM EDT There aren't a lot of places where Shakespeare has never been performed, but the riotous (in every possible sense of the ...