"There was a hush when Ian Charleson appeared on the National Theatre’s Olivier Theatre stage as Hamlet, having taken over the role from Daniel Day Lewis in Richard Eyre’s 1989 production," writes Deadline's Baz Bamigboye. Bamigboye continues: "I had known that the Scottish-born actor was ill. I was aware of the rumors spoken of quietly in various West End hangouts: that the 'Chariots of Fire' star was sick with an incurable disease." "Heroically, Charleson was using art — in this case Shakespeare — as a way of feeling alive. That’s what Andrew Scott, as Charleson, captures unbelievably powerfully in 'Elsinore'"⁠ Read the full story here: deadline.com/2026/10/elsinor… (Photo: Focus Features)