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Qasim Khan on taking on the role of Hamlet

In an interview with Q's Tom Power, the Canadian stage actor shares how he really feels about the iconic 'To be, or not to be' soliloquy.

The Canadian stage actor shares how he really feels about the iconic 'To be, or not to be' soliloquy

Headshot of Qasim Khan smiling and wearing over-ear headphones with a microphone in front of him.
Qasim Khan in the Q studio in Toronto. (Vivian Rashotte/CBC)

Qasim Khan has taken on the coveted role of Hamlet for Canadian Stage's annual Dream in High Park, which sees him performing in an outdoor amphitheatre to an audience of a thousand people, six times a week. Khan sits down with Q's Tom Power to talk about the part, his complicated relationship with the iconic "To be, or not to be" soliloquy, and what this production of Shakespeare's most famous tragedy does a bit differently.

The full interview with Qasim Khan is available on our podcast, Q with Tom Power. Listen and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.


Interview with Qasim Khan produced by Cora Nijhawan.