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3h ago RSC embraces ‘hugely challenging’ task of staging Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi and Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway
3h ago The Crown star to become first woman to play Richard II in RSC production
3h ago Elizabeth Debicki to play Richard II in Royal Shakespeare Company show
5h ago Whaur’s Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo? review – when John Home outdid Stratford’s Bard

RSC embraces ‘hugely challenging’ task of staging Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi and Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway

The Royal Shakespeare Company announces ambitious adaptations of novels in season that includes Elizabeth Debicki as Richard II and Damien Molony as Coriolanus

The Guardian - UK · 3h ago

Elizabeth Debicki to play Richard II in Royal Shakespeare Company show

The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Australian actress is best known for playing Diana, Princess of Wales in The Crown.

Evening Standard · 3h ago

The Crown star to become first woman to play Richard II in RSC production

The Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Australian actress is best known for playing Diana, Princess of Wales in The Crown

The Independent UK · 3h ago

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Whaur’s Yer Wullie Shakespeare Noo? review – when John Home outdid Stratford’s Bard

Brian Logan revisits the 18th-century production of Home’s Douglas in a shouty comedy about nationalism, religion and the power of theatre

The Guardian - UK · 5h ago

First Encounters: Julius Caesar review – so thrilling it kept a hall full of teens in pin-drop silence

An intro to Shakespeare doesn’t get any better than the RSC’s revival of Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female prison-set production led by Harriet Walter, which is touring schools

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

Have you got a question for Judi Dench?

Perhaps you want to know her favourite Shakespeare sonnet or what is was like working on Bond

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

Louisa Proske’s Met debut will be ‘Macbeth,’ ‘a terrifying tale for terrifying times’

Louisa Proske is making her Met debut directing Verdi’s “Macbeth.”

The Independent UK · Sep 21

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Dominic West backs ‘top shagger’ Byron in poetry battle with Bob Geldof

Actor hails ‘proto-rock star’ as best poet, while musician argues for ‘Ireland’s Shakespeare’ WB Yeats at Somerset festival

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

John Vanbrugh at 300: the man described as ‘the Shakespeare of architecture’

Every generation discovers its own heroes. I found mine in 2026. He died in 1726 and his name is John Vanbrugh (1664-1726). I’m not the first to discover him, of course, and I am in stellar company. This year has seen the Vanbrugh300 tercentenary celebrations of Vanbrugh’s life and legacy,…

The Conversation · Sep 18

Toy Story 5 to Hamlet: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Woody, Buzz and their boxful of plastic friends are back, while Riz Ahmed gives a bravura performance in a compelling modern-day Shakespeare adaptation

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

JD Vance heaps praise on Emily in Paris: ‘The Shakespeare of our time’

Vice president offers ‘meta analysis’ of Netflix romantic comedy series, suggesting it serves as ‘a massive cultural criticism of millennial decision-making’

The Independent UK · Sep 17

The Trial of Romeo Oscar review – Ayckbourn goes back to the future with android accused of murder

The playwright explores our relationship with technology, asks if robots have souls and even questions the value of art in this sci-fi courtroom drama

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11

Alex Winter: ‘Michael Winner was the most erudite sociopath I’ve ever met’

The Bill & Ted actor on Keanu Reeves, whether there will be a fourth instalment and nights out in Brixton with the Death Wish director

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10

John Major’s rise from obscure whip to PM part of new National Theatre season

Play is one of eight world premieres in programme with global conflict and political upheaval at its heart

The Guardian - UK · Sep 10

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The Guardian - UK · Sep 8

A spotlight on sherry: Britain’s storied history with the Spanish wine

With sherries of all styles and for all palates, it’s little wonder there’s a long and well-recorded relationship with these shores

The Independent UK · Sep 6

The must-see Broadway and off-Broadway shows coming this fall

NYC THEATER: A new theatrical season is underway in New York City, which means dozens of shows to choose from. Caitlin Hornik highlights 10 of the productions she’s most looking forward to seeing this fall

The Guardian - UK · Sep 4

‘Like a tired boxer, battered by applause’: as Andrew Scott’s biopic premieres, Richard Eyre remembers Ian Charleson’s superb, near-death Hamlet

In 1989, the Chariots of Fire actor took on the incredible task of playing Shakespeare’s prince while terminally ill from Aids. This weekend sees the world premiere of Elsinore, a new film about the episode, itself heavily-tipped for awards

Evening Standard · Sep 2

Bayeux Tapestry tickets 'more sought after than Chelsea-Arsenal' says Burnham, as King and Macron visit British Museum

Exclusive: The Prime Minister hails ‘moment in history’ for London with landmark display

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Evening Standard · Sep 2

King says ‘what is past is prologue’ after Bayeux tour with Macron and Burnham

The guests walked the length of the 70-metre masterpiece at the British Museum in London.

The Economic Times · Aug 31

Quote of the day by Hugh Jackman: ‘If you put Buddha, Jesus Christ, Socrates, Shakespeare, Arjuna…’ – ‘The Wolverine’ star on spirituality, tolerance and why different beliefs don’t have to divide us

Hugh Jackman believes great thinkers share common wisdom and seek similar answers. His personal philosophy draws from various traditions, encouraging unity beyond labels. The actor, known for playing Wolverine, explored spirituality after a Christian upbringing. He imagines figures like Buddha and Jesus Christ finding agreement at a dinner table. Jackman's…

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31

Tilda Swinton’s blast from the past, Kevin Bridges at large and a deepfake ballet: theatre, comedy and dance to see this autumn

Swinton takes a dead man’s identity, Glasgow’s heir to Billy Connolly heads on tour and Gillian Anderson, Keira Knightley and Natalia Osipova all hit the stage

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30

‘That’s what saved me’: Darren Raymond and Mark Rylance on the prison drama workshop that brought them together

A masterclass led by the actor helped set Raymond on a new path. Now the head of a theatre company, he has coaxed his friend back to the stage for a show to encourage young people to fall in love with performing

Times Life · Aug 28

How Abraham Lincoln's Self-Education Habits Can Help You Learn Anything Without Money or Resources

He Had Fewer Books Than You Have Browser TabsLincoln's formal schooling totalled less than twelve months across his entire childhood. No single teacher, no fixed curriculum, no library card. He borrowed books from neighbours across miles of Indiana wilderness, read them by firelight when candles ran out, and returned them…

The Conversation · Aug 27

From Frank-N-Furter to Pennywise, Tim Curry was a master shapeshifter who could terrify and delight

Actor and singer Tim Curry has died aged 80, following years of health struggles brought on by a stroke.

The Guardian - UK · Aug 26

De Gaulle: Résistance review – a galloping bromance for Churchill and France’s wartime hero

This biopic of the great Gallic general – which culminates at Bir Hakeim, in advance of a second film – is a fine, quietly amusing romp with a touch of classic 60s war films

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