The Latest Breaking News from Shakespeare

One to Watch - artist Maria Kreyn: 'We're wired for enchantment'

The Russian-American painter was one of the stars of London Art Week with her emotionally apocalyptic work

Evening Standard · 6h ago

Judi Dench says sight loss means she can no longer perform but she is still ‘besotted by’ Shakespeare’s sonnets

Age-related macular degeneration has also left actor, 91, unable to read or recognise faces any more

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22

Dame Judi Dench 'can't read any more'

Dame Judi Dench has revealed that she can't perform on stage or read any more.

BANG Premier · Oct 22

Ben Affleck reveals he was told to snub Oscar-winning movie by Bruce Willis

The two actors starred in sci-fi thriller ‘Armageddon’

The Independent UK · Oct 14

Dame Judi Dench admits she ‘loathes’ being called a ‘national treasure’

Some of the 91-year-old’s best-known film and TV work came in the James Bond films, Shakespeare In Love, Mrs Brown, Philomena and Belfast.

Evening Standard · Oct 10

As You Like It review – there are no mere players in the RSC’s ravishing all-male escapade

With a WWE-style wrestling match, playful eroticism and a fine cast including Hamilton’s Jonathan Groff, this is an exquisite production

The Guardian - UK · Oct 7

The curious case of the bear in the Bayeux tapestry – what it tells us about baiting in medieval England

Try to imagine medieval England. You might picture knights, castles and battles. But what about bears?

The Conversation · Oct 5

Ethan Hawke accidentally vented about Hamlet director on hot mic

Ethan Hawke unknowingly criticised Hamlet director Michael Almereyda while he was mic'd up - and the filmmaker heard every word.

BANG Premier · Oct 4

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 · Oct 1

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 · Oct 1