Melissa Block and Robert Siegel take note of a listener's letter about Thursday's story that detailed actor Jude Law's use of a real skull as Yorick in the production of Hamlet.

The skull held aloft by actor David Tennant in the Royal Shakespeare Company's Hamlet was a real one, it has been revealed. Pianist Andre Tchaikowsky left his skull to the RSC when he died in 1982 in ...

Alas, poor skull - human remains deemed too much for Hamlet audiences to handle By DAILY MAIL REPORTER Updated: 13:19 EDT, 3 December 2008 ...

Human skull dumped from Dr Who's Hamlet Posted Wed 3 Dec 2008 at 9:35pm, updated Thu 4 Dec 2008 at 1:37am Scene stealer: Andre Tchaikovsky's skull abandoned. (blogs.discovermagazine.com) ...

It is an iconic scene that sees Hamlet lament the death of Yorick while holding his skull. And now Scots star David Tennant has claimed he would happily bequeath his own skull to be used in ...

LONDON–A Polish pianist has made his stage debut in Britain, 26 years after his death. Andre Tchaikowsky’s skull featured in performances of Hamlet by the Royal Shakespeare Company between ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. DAVID TENNANT has used the skull of a former pianist in performances of Hamlet. Andre Tchaikowsky died of cancer in 1982 aged 46 and ...

However, the skull lay unused for many years as actors felt uncomfortable holding it in scenes – until 2008 when David used the famed skull in his performance as Hamlet.

David Tennant, renowned for his portrayal of Hamlet in 2008, has expressed interest in playing another iconic character from the play — Yorick, the jester whose skull is dug up.