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Shakespeare's works have wokest warnings EVER slapped on them - telling terrified Gen Z to beware everything from 'dirt' to 'puppetry'

The University of the West of England (UWE), in Bristol, hit out at 220 of the bard's works and famous TV and stage adaptations of them in guidance for drama students.

88 days ago

Sing Sing on stage: the Oscar-nominated drama hits New York

The play within the acclaimed prison-set movie made its way to an off-Broadway stage this week with original cast members involved

Recently, a few hundred people gathered in Manhattan at the New York …

89 days ago

Four performances of David Tennant's West End production of Macbeth were cancelled after he and cast were struck down with swine flu

Audiences hoping to see the Doctor Who star as the Shakespeare anti-hero at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London last year were disappointed as shows were cancelled due to 'company illness'.

Blinded by the light: the visionary, forgotten women who reshaped our worlds so thrillingly

Ever heard of Emilia Lanier? She rewrote the crucifixion from a female point of view – in 1611! Her lack of recognition is exactly what Indian artist Ayesha Singh seeks to highlight today with her ey…

2 months ago

Hayley Atwell on theatre, Tom Cruise and the tabloids: ‘I’ve reached the point where I’m OK if I’m not liked’

From shooting guns in Mission: Impossible films to appearing in a new West End production of Shakespeare, the actor has proved there’s nothing she can’t do. But, she says, there are now a few things …

3 months ago

Football Daily | Giving love to probably the greatest assist of all time

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For those that don’t follow basketball in the US, there’s a legendary phrase coined by Grant Napear, the Sacramento Kings TV announcer: “If you don’…

West End chaos as Just Stop Oil activists storm stage while Hollywood star Sigourney Weaver performs

The chaos unfolded at around 8pm today as eco-warriors took to the stage at Theatre Royal, Drury Lane to unfurl their orange banner during Shakespeare's The Tempest.

Claire van Kampen, theatre director and composer, dies aged 71

Wife of actor Mark Rylance worked in various roles at Shakespeare’s Globe and had been diagnosed with cancer

The director and composer Claire van Kampen, the wife of the actor Mark Rylance, has died a…

4 months ago

The Eagle and the Hart by Helen Castor review – the tragic lives of Richard II and Henry IV

A rich and vivid history of the Plantagenet cousins and rivals for the English throne

‘Richard II tried first being a Good King and then a Bad King without enjoying either very much. Then being told h…

‘These are magic books’: bringing imaginary works of literature to life

A whimsical new exhibition assembles a range of books that don’t exist, from Byron’s destroyed memoirs to Shakespeare’s lost play

At a small, unassuming exhibit in midtown Manhattan, you can see the l…

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