Shakespeare

As policewoman turned historian Blessin Adams reveals in her latest book, members of the fairer sex in Early Modern Britain were more than capable of committing heinous deeds.

8 days ago

Female director makes woke demand to ban all plays by white male writers for a year as 'big idea' to shape the future of theatre in Britain

found 2025 › Apr › 25 (Fri) @ 00:50 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

American director, Katie Gilchrist, has proposed a year-long ban on staging the works of white male writers. Such a ban would include everyone from Marlowe and Shakespeare to Ibsen and Pinter.

9 days ago

Scientists discover lost Shakespeare letter that upends what we know about playwright's life - leaving biographers with a 'horrible problem'

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 14:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

For years it was assumed that William Shakespeare's marriage was an unhappy one. Now, new evidence suggests that it wasn't so miserable after all.

Letter reveals Shakespeare did not abandon his wife

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 12:55 UTC

a story from BBC › BBC News

New analysis of a letter suggests that the couple's relationship was closer than previously thought.

Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests

found 2025 › Apr › 23 (Wed) @ 04:35 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Professor says text shows Hathaway lived with playwright in London, upending the established idea of an unhappy marriage

It has long been assumed that William Shakespeare’s marriage to Anne Hathaway w…

10 days ago

Playwright Asif Khan: ‘When people think about theatre, they think white people and Shakespeare’

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 10:20 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Sisters 360, Khan’s new play for children, tells the story of two hijab-wearing skateboarding sisters in Bradford. He hopes it will upend lazy ideas around Muslim girls – and bring new audiences to t…

Shakespeare 'would be turning in his grave' after local council orders £1.7million theatre built without planning permission to be demolished

found 2025 › Apr › 22 (Tue) @ 08:20 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The Arden, the newest of three stages at Titchfield Festival Theatre in Hampshire, is still hosting performances despite being declared illegal by a planning inspector in August 2024.

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