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She Speaks! by Harriet Walter review – new words for Shakespeare’s women

An actor’s collection of supplementary speeches for Shakespeare’s female characters offers fresh insights into his work

The Guardian - UK

Could we all be as positive as Chris Hoy facing death? Perhaps knowing when we will go changes everything

As Hoy has said, there is agony in trying to predict the future. Medical advances mean we might be able to navigate an awful diagnosis with some certainty, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

Sonny Boy: A Memoir by Al Pacino review – a South Bronx miracle

For all his on-set stories of The Godfather, the Oscar-winning actor’s account of his rise to fame is at its most compelling depicting his hardscrabble formative years

The Guardian - UK

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In brief: Powsels and Thrums; By Any Other Name; The Politics of Time – review

An evocative collection of writings from the great Alan Garner; a frenetic tale of literary misogyny featuring Shakespeare’s ‘Dark Lady’; and a progressive new way to look at work and time

The Guardian - UK

A Grand Theft Auto movie is coming and it already has 95% on Rotten Tomatoes

The Grand Theft Hamlet movie is coming to UK cinemas – here's when.

This IG Page Shares Funny Literary Memes, And Here Are 97 To Make The Biggest Book Nerds Laugh

If you like the smell of new and old books and the sound of pages turning, this list might be just for you! The post This IG Page Shares Funny Literary Memes, And Here Are 97 To Make The Biggest Book Nerds Laugh first appeared on Bored Panda.

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The Museum of Shakespeare set to open in east London

The Museum of Shakespeare puts the remains of the ancient Curtain Playhouse at the centre of 'The Stage', a new urban development in the heart of Shoreditch

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Grand Theft Hamlet review: a hilarious and moving treat about staging Shakespeare in the notoriously violent video game

When two jobless actors got together to put on Hamlet entirely within the world of Grand Theft Auto, the result is murderously funny

Evening Standard

Helen Castor: ‘I’d rather not live in such interesting times’

The British historian on the drama and resonance of the lives of Richard II and Henry VI, the writers she most admires and the book she wishes she had written

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a tragedy because everyone dies – not because he’s disabled’: the creatives casting Richard III in a new light

The Lyric theatre Belfast’s new take on Richard III is produced by, and stars, disabled people. But bringing fresh authenticity to Shakespeare’s storied tragedy was not without its challenges

The Guardian - UK

Mom Is Corrected On How To Pronounce Her Daughter’s Name, Tells Person They Ruined Her Life

"What's in a name?" Shakespeare asked in Romeo and Juliet. "That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet." Well, maybe that works for roses, but not so much for people. The post Mom Is Corrected On How To Pronounce Her Daughter’s Name, Tells…

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Let's get real about censorship

In "The Cancel Culture Panic," Adrian Daub shows how a phony panic created the pretext for real book-banning

Salon

How the excavation of Shakespeare’s Curtain theatre has changed stage history

Recovery of stage foundations, which will be part of new London museum, has changed understanding of theatre development

The Guardian - UK

Baritone Roderick Williams: ‘I once heard a singer at a party say: “No peanuts. I’m singing in three days!”’

The baritone on how he looks after his voice, why he likes to talk to his audience, and playlists for the dying

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Dame Maggie Smith: ‘the complete actor’

The former cabaret star, who died on Friday aged 89, dazzled in everything from Shakespeare to Harry Potter

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The problem with new claims that Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus was co-written by a forgotten dramatist

In Shakespeare’s time, about a quarter of all plays were collaboratively written by two or more dramatists. Christopher Marlowe’s classic work Doctor Faustus was first performed in the 1580s or early 1590s but only published in 1604, 11 years after his death. The dramatists Samuel Rowley and William Bird were…

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Maggie Smith's best films ranked, according to Rotten Tomatoes

The Academy Award-winning actress died in hospital on Friday

The Guardian - UK

Dame Maggie Smith obituary

A distinguished, double Oscar-winning actor whose roles ranged from Shakespeare to Harry Potter

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Hamlet Hail to the Thief: Thom Yorke revisits Radiohead album for Shakespeare show

Stage production in Manchester will orchestrate the band’s 2003 recording to ‘chime with the underlying grief and paranoia’ of the tragedy

The Guardian - UK

‘Our Romeo even impressed the school bullies’: stars of stage on the power of drama in schools

Being taught drama can transform your life. Actor David Oyelowo, writer James Graham, set designer Es Devlin and more recall their own awakenings – and their inspirational, unforgettable teachers

Evening Standard

Coriolanus at the National Theatre review: a scorching stage return from David Oyelowo

This tightly focused, ferocious staging feels hugely timely and is rich in texture and detail

The Independent UK

Coriolanus review: Blockbuster Shakespeare with David Oyelowo on formidable form

Lyndsey Turner’s production sounds a warning about the dangers of elitism, with contemporary debates about monuments and stolen treasures the backdrop of her confident production

The Guardian - UK

Romeo and Juliet review – diversity doubles the power of Shakespeare’s tragedy

A cast of deaf, disabled and neurodivergent actors throw new light on the star-crossed lovers in Graeae’s uneven yet often thrilling show

The Guardian - UK

‘I’m an ordinary man who plays crazy parts’: John Lithgow on tackling Roald Dahl

When John Lithgow got the role of author and antisemite Roald Dahl, friends feared for his safety. He reveals why he’s never been one to shy from a challenge

The Guardian - UK

River Stour sculpture commemorates 16th century drowning that inspired Shakespeare

Figure of woman on her back underwater draws inspiration from Hamlet’s Ophelia and death of senior Tudor judge

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