It seems that more Hollywood stars are taking to the stage, and some with the most unlikeliest of roles. Jude Law has signed up to play Hamlet under the direction of the great Kenneth Branagh, who has just finished directing him in Sleuth.

This follows Ewan McGregor taking to the stage to play Iago in Othello, and the news that David Tennant, currently playing Doctor Who, will also play Hamlet in another stage production.

According to the BBC John Lithgow is also joining a stage production of Twelfth Night, another of which sees Derek Jacobi on stage.

It seems that the big stars are returning, or turning, to the stage en mass. I wonder if this is to satisfy their own needs to act in the purest form or something else entirely. One thing is certain, Jude Law will have to push himself some to play one of the greatest stage roles there is, even with the superb Kenneth Branagh directing him.