https://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-theatrehttps://livesteven.com/2026/05/21/the-good-and-the-bad-in-preparing-to-watch-the-tragicall-historie-of-hamlet-performed-by-assembly-84-at-their-new-theatre-in-horden-from-the-text-of-the-first-quarto-publication-conventionally-c/Steve_Bamlett_blogen2026-05-21T07:57:12+00:00The good and the bad in preparing to watch ‘The Tragicall Historie of Hamlet’ performed by Ensemble 84 at their new theatre in Horden, from the text of the First Quarto publication, conventionally called by editors a ‘bad quarto’? Part 1 – dealing with ‘fears and self-doubts.dailyprompt, literature, books, theatre, shakespeare, william-shakespeare, dailyprompt-2773, quarto-1-of-hamlet