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HAMLET. Some actors merely occupy the stage, but Nicol Williamson rules it. His nasal voice has the sting of an adder; his furrowed brow is a topography of inconsolable anguish. His Hamlet is a seismogram of a soul in shock. It is a Hamlet of spleen and sorrow, of fire and ice, of bantering sensuality, withering sarcasm and soaring intelligence. Williamson cuts through the music of the Shakespearean line to the marrow of its meaning. He spares no contempt for the perfidious king who killed his father, but he saves his rage for the unfeeling gods who, in all true...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television, Cinema: may 23, 1969 | 5/23/1969 | See Source »

HAMLET. Some actors merely occupy space; Nicol Williamson rules the stage. His nasal voice has the sting of an adder; his furrowed brow is a topography of inconsolable anguish. His Hamlet is a seismogram of a soul in shock. Here is a Hamlet of spleen and sorrow, of fire and ice, of bantering sensuality, withering sarcasm and soaring intelligence. He cuts through the music of the Shakespearean line to the marrow of its meaning. He spares the perfidious king who killed his father no contempt, but he saves his rage for the unfeeling gods who, in all true tragedy, make...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Listings: May 16, 1969 | 5/16/1969 | See Source »

Forbes-Robertson, Barrymore, Gielgud and Olivier. Last week in a converted London Victorian engine shed called The Round House, Nicol Williamson joined that slim and goodly company at Hamlet's very...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater Abroad: Member of the Company | 2/28/1969 | See Source »

There is one English sovereign who ranks above the Queen, and the king of playwrights is magnificently served by the hulking man who may some day be the Olivier of his generation, Nicol Williamson...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater Abroad: Member of the Company | 2/28/1969 | See Source »

...BOFORS GUN. Life in the postwar British army is the subject of this vigorously antimilitary drama. David Warner and Nicol Williamson offer two of the best screen performances of the year...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Nov. 8, 1968 | 11/8/1968 | See Source »

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