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.

At this point, we’ve just about exhausted the possibilities of the “quarantine movie” following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but every now and then something comes along that proves there’s at least one new angle worth exploring.

During a pandemic lockdown, out-of-work actors turned to the video game Grand Theft Auto Online, where a tortured soliloquy may be interrupted by a rocket launcher.