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Star hopes audience will be ‘transformed’ by black lesbian adaption of Othello

Sharon D Clarke has been cast in the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Shakespeare’s tragedy.

Evening Standard

RSC casts Sharon D Clarke as black lesbian Othello in reimagining of play

Three-time Olivier winner to play general viewed through ‘urgent new lens’ of misogynoir in futuristic production

The Guardian - UK

I’ve seen Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard 20 times – and it blossoms when tended by the British

Helen Hunt and Kristin Scott Thomas are leading revivals of the Russian classic whose blend of comedy and tragedy is baked into our own dramatic heritage

The Guardian - UK

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House of the Dragon’s Simon Russell Beale shares health update after intensive care stint led to cancer diagnosis

‘I had one moment when I asked the consultant: am I going to die?’ said actor, 65

The Independent UK

Tempest in the stalls as baby disrupts Kenneth Branagh RSC performance

Audience members said baby’s cooing and gurgling ruined Branagh’s return to the RSC after 30 years, with some seeking refunds

The Guardian - UK

Kenneth Branagh Shakespeare performance interrupted by ‘cooing’ baby

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The Independent UK

To coo or not to coo: RSC ask mother and baby to leave The Tempest after noise complaints

Audience member said there were ‘queues of people lining up to complain’, while others were asking for refunds

The Independent UK

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Inside the Republican Plan To Raise the Retirement Age to 69 To Salvage Social Security

Republicans are backing a plan to raise the full Social Security retirement age to 69 for younger US workers, arguing it is needed to salvage the system before its trust fund runs dry in 2032.

International Business Times UK

Canada Pre-World Cup Roster: Extended Camp, Davies’s Status and Jesse Marsch’s Roster Battles

Canada has named a 32-man roster to compete for final spots at a training camp in the United States.

Sports Illustrated

King Charles makes surprise appearance at sold-out Shakespeare play in Stratford-upon-Avon

Charles was a guest at a production of The Tempest starring Sir Kenneth Branagh

The Independent UK

Charles delights theatregoers as he takes seat at sold-out show

The King is watching Sir Kenneth Branagh perform in a production of The Tempest in Stratford-upon-Avon.

Evening Standard

David Burke obituary

RSC and National Theatre actor who was a lively and intelligent Watson to Jeremy Brett’s Sherlock Holmes on television

The Guardian - UK

Asian Boxing U15, U17 Championships 2026: India tops U-15 girls medal standings with 7 Gold, finishes with 9 gold overall

The U-15 girls spearheaded the campaign with a stellar 7 gold, 2 silver and 5 bronze medals, while the U-15 boys contributed 2 gold, 4 silver and 7 bronze medals

The Economic Times

Michael Pennington obituary

Distinguished classical actor and co-founder of the English Shakespeare Company who brought sardonic dash and physical grace to his many stage roles

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

The play’s the thing – but everyone has their own favourite

Letters: Guardian readers share their views of Michael Billington’s Shakespeare rankings

The Guardian - UK

‘You have to reflect the language to capture people’s souls’: Martina Laird on calypso, patois and the RSC

The former Casualty actor wrote Driftwood – a family drama set against the backdrop of Trinidadian independence – as a private act after reconnecting with her roots. It was like solving a crossword, she says

The Guardian - UK

The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui review – Mark Gatiss terrifies as Brecht’s fascistic cauliflower racketeer

Gatiss is part Hitler, part Scrooge, part Trump in Seán Linnen’s circus-like production for the RSC

The Guardian - UK

Walking Shadow by Greg Doran review – Shakespeare’s healing power

After the death of his husband, Antony Sher, the former RSC director embarks on a quest to see every First Folio

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‘It’s the same rhetoric today – really frightening’: Mark Gatiss and Placebo on reviving Brecht’s brutal Hitler satire

In these turbulent times, The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui has never been more vital, and returns to the stage starring the Sherlock star and with music by the alt-rockers. But, they say, they don’t just want to preach to the choir

The Guardian - UK

Desmond Barrit obituary

Character actor of energetic comic brilliance, notably as Falstaff at the RSC and in Alan Bennett’s The History Boys

The Guardian - UK

A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – a playful, punchy Shakespeare romcom made easy

The Unicorn and RSC’s accessible adaptation is at its best in comic set pieces – even if the pared-down plot still feels cluttered

The Independent UK

Jane Lapotaire death: Tributes paid to ‘truly brilliant’ The Crown and Downton Abbey star

British actor won Tony and Olivier Awards during her prolific career on the stage and screen

BANG Premier

The Crown star Jane Lapotaire dead at 81

Jane Lapotaire - who played Princess Alice of Battenberg in Netflix's The Crown - died aged 81 on March 5.

The Guardian - UK

Jane Lapotaire obituary

Stage and screen actor hailed for her work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for her TV role as Marie Curie

The Guardian - UK

The RSC’s music cuts fundamentally diminish our experience of theatre

From Mendelssohn’s scherzo in A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Grieg’s Morning Mood from Peer Gynt, music composed for the theatre was never just ‘incidental’

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