As literary characters, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern have had quite a life. They first appeared in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" as the Danish prince's ill-fated friends-turn-spies. English satirist W. S. Gilbert resurrected them in 1874 stage parody titled "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, A Tragic Episode, in Three Tabloids." In 1966, Czech-born British playwright, Tom Stoppard, insured their immortality […]
SOURCE: Maryland Theatre Guide at 03:17PM on April 18, 2023