https://livesteven.com/2026/05/23/dining-with-socrates/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-05-23T09:20:38+00:00Dining with Socratesdailyprompt, dailyprompt-2774https://livesteven.com/2026/05/22/the-phrase-might-be-a-prince-of-the-theatre-used-as-if-royalty-alone-gave-value-to-things-yet-ian-mckellen-is-such-a-prince-because-he-played-prince-hamlet-so-many-times-t/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-05-22T07:18:51+00:00The phrase might be ‘a Prince of the Theatre’ used as if royalty alone gave value to things. Yet Ian McKellen is such a Prince because he played Prince Hamlet so many times – the last time in his recent older age. This blog is Part 2 of “The good and the bad in preparing to watch The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet performed by Ensemble 84 at their new theatre in Horden, …dailyprompt, literature, theatre, shakespeare, william-shakespeare, hamlet, ian-mckellen, dailyprompt-2769, quarto1, ensemble-84, horden, community-theatre