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Readers reply: Who is the most evil villain in fiction?

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts

The Guardian - UK

Othello, Theatre Royal Haymarket review – Toby Jones plays Shakespeare’s most notorious villain like a peevish middle manager

3/5 David Harewood reprises the titular role in a starry production that grants more power to the play’s women, but ultimately dulls its edge

The Independent UK

Othello review – David Harewood makes a commanding return to landmark role

Harewood is captivating alongside Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald but Tom Morris’s stylish staging could probe greater depths

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I’m not a spy – Thiago Silva imparts Chelsea knowledge to Fluminense coaches

The veteran former Brazil defender left Stamford Bridge last summer.

The Independent UK

46 Cringeworthy And Classic School Moments That Left People Red-Faced

Can the school day get any worse?

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David Harewood to return to Othello almost 30 years after groundbreaking National Theatre production

Harewood – who became the first black actor to play Othello at the NT in 1997 – will play the role at Theatre Royal Haymarket opposite Toby Jones as Iago

The Guardian - UK

Brian Cox lambasts ticket prices for Denzel Washington’s Othello: ‘It’s not right’

The Succession star also claimed he’d heard Washington’s co-star Jake Gyllenhaal ‘is not particularly wonderful’

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‘I were but little happy, if I could say how much’: Shakespeare’s insights on happiness have held up for more than 400 years

What is “happiness” – and who gets to be happy?

The Conversation

Kandi Burruss Is Betting Big on Broadway

With the runaway success of 'Othello,' the former Bravo star has proven her brand extends far beyond Bravo. And her legacy may just be transforming the stage.

Marie Claire

‘I always thought it would be amazing to be the first person to play a role’: Ewan McGregor on his return to the UK stage

As the star teams up with director Michael Grandage for his first West End part in 17 years, the pair discuss the thrill of putting on a new play, how it updates Ibsen for our times – and a Trainspotting-esque toilet encounter in Russia

The Guardian - UK

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal leave critics underwhelmed in Broadway Shakespeare adaptation

Hollywood stars lead Broadway’s 15-week revival of ‘Othello’

The Independent UK

Why Trump’s rage defies historical and literary comparisons, according to a classics expert

The Greek divinity Nemesis, rarely depicted in art, has no place in the Olympian pantheon of a dozen gods and goddesses. But she’s an omnipresent force of retribution, an implacable force of punishment that arrives, if not sooner, then later.

The Conversation

Denzel, Clooney and Sondheim: the biggest Broadway shows of 2025

After another blockbuster year for Broadway, more stars are hitting the stage with a range of revivals and new shows

The Guardian - US

From Disney villains to drama queens, these are the fictional bad eggs we love to hate

Sometimes, it's more fun to root for the bad guy - and these fictional bad eggs we love to hate prove why

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The Guardian - UK

Straight Acting by Will Tosh review – out on stage

A rich study of queer desire in Shakespeare, from cosplay in The Merchant of Venice to gender fluidity in Twelfth Night

The Guardian - UK

‘An indescribable love’: Thiago Silva announces departure from Chelsea

The Brazilian, 39, was a hero of club’s 2021 Champions League win, having joined in 2020 from PSG

The Guardian - UK

Actor Luke Thompson: ‘It turned out the coughing was someone vomiting in the dress circle – over other people’

The Bridgerton star on making his RSC debut, extreme audience reactions to A Little Life, and why people love romance

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Jake Gyllenhaal Addresses Potential Batman Role In Recent Interview

Jake Gyllenhaal discusses potential Batman role and upcoming projects in film and theater, including Road House and Othello play.

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The Guardian - US

Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal to lead Othello on Broadway

Stage and screen actors will take on the roles of Othello and Iago in Shakespeare’s tragedy, first Broadway staging since 1982

Evening Standard

Othello at Shakespeare's Globe review: arresting update set in the toxic Met Police feels horribly credible

This intimate, powerful production transposed from Venice to the Met in London refreshes the play and feels horribly credible

Evening Standard

Chelsea to decide Thiago Silva future as Trevoh Chalobah asking price set for January transfer window

The defender became Chelsea's oldest-ever player on Saturday but was at fault for at least one goal

The Guardian - UK

Othello review – three-headed Iago distracts from tragedy

Depicting the insinuating villain as a trio of manipulators is striking and gives the drama thrillerish momentum, but intimacy is lost

Football London

Thiago Silva makes Chelsea transfer feelings clear in Mauricio Pochettino message

Thiago Silva signed a one-year contract extension back in February to stay at Chelsea until 2024 despite transfer interest from multiple unnamed Saudi Arabian clubs

Evening Standard

Thiago Silva wants Chelsea stay to help Mauricio Pochettino rebuild but defenders will be sold

New Chelsea manager will have to make difficult decisions on overstocked backline

Football London

Thiago Silva drops hint over Chelsea contract extension after Mauricio Pochettino appointment

Chelsea could lose a number of star players in the summer transfer window as Todd Boehly looks to reshape the squad ahead of the 2023/24 campaign

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