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Ted Hughes, 25 years on: Now, more than ever, the poet is the voice for our times

The poet laureate, who died a quarter of a century ago today, believed his Shakespeare fixation was almost fatal; his first wife, Sylvia Plath, was certainly the Titania to his Oberon. With his almost psychic connection to nature and a charisma so powerful that even the Queen was rumoured to…

The Independent UK

60 weird but genius gifts most added to Amazon wish lists

Finding the perfect gift can feel like trying to find a needle in the haystack — fortunately, this list provides insight into coolest, trendiest, most popular gifts.

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Judi Dench renders Graham Norton Show speechless with ‘spellbinding’ Shakespeare reading

The veteran actor read Shakespeare’s ‘Sonnet 29’ from memory in dramatic fashion

The Independent UK

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Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent by Judi Dench review – national treasures

A much-loved actor pays tribute to the Bard in this companionable but compelling memoir

The Guardian - UK

RSC to put on work by poet who wrote Stratford theatre’s first words

John Masefield wrote poem for 1932 opening of Shakespeare Memorial theatre, which is now staging The Box of Delights

The Guardian - UK

Exhibits and collectors editions mark 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio

On the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio, rare originals are being displayed and publishers are offering collectors editions, including one that sells for $1,500

The Independent UK

The big idea: are our short attention spans really getting shorter?

It feels like we live in an era of constant distraction, but the truth is more complex

The Guardian - UK

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Beatrice and Benedict review – Mid Wales Opera’s staging has style and fizz

Berlioz’s Shakespearean opera is stripped to the bone for four instruments and six singers, but the show is slick and spirited, with sopranos Lorena Paz Nieto and Monica McGhee standouts

The Guardian - UK

Tracy-Ann Oberman says Merchant of Venice production has increased security measures amid Israel-Gaza conflict

Jewish actor has described recent circumstances as a ‘dystopian nightmare’

The Independent UK

Kevin Spacey receives standing ovation in first stage appearance since trial

Actor delivered Shakespeare scene during lecture at Oxford theatre in memory of Roger Scruton

The Guardian - UK

Hamnet star Madeleine Mantock: ‘Theatre is not my comfort zone’

The actor on playing William Shakespeare’s wife, and making her West End debut opposite Jennifer Saunders

Evening Standard

Venus and Adonis: this 'play within a plague' about Shakespeare is wildly romantic, erotic and colourful

Shakespeare wrote his famous narrative poem Venus and Adonis in a lockdown era when, in 1593, the bubonic plague closed the theatres in London for 18 months.

The Conversation

Richard Young obituary

Farmer who combined campaigning on antibiotics and sustainability with a deep love of animals and literature

The Guardian - UK

‘A secret no one talked about’: Michael Morpurgo on discovering his real father – and hating Spielberg’s War Horse

As he turns 80, the prolific children’s author takes us on a tour of his Devon village, to talk about family bombshells, the burning of Joan of Arc – and finally getting a film adaptation he likes

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As it turns 60, the National Theatre must balance past and present

The NT has a civic duty to revive woefully neglected plays from the world repertory. Doing so will make modern drama stronger

Evening Standard

Immaculate Hampstead house once home to Shakespearean ‘Queen of Drury Lane’ listed for £7.35 million

The sale of Capo di Monte will include planning permission to significantly extend the basement level

The Independent UK

Patrick Stewart, a Shakespearean actor who soars in sci-fi, looks back on his life in memoir

Patrick Stewart, who famously played a “Star Trek” captain, has boldly gone where no one has gone before — into his past

The Independent UK

The Crown has turned the royals into a ‘soap opera’, says Queen Elizabeth biographer Gyles Brandreth

Royal biographer claims Netflix’s hit drama series is ‘as truthful about the present royal family as Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” is about Richard III... but not quite as well written’

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The Guardian - UK

Michael Gambon: an actor who let his heart and soul crack open

A star with incredible presence, Gambon brought heft and delicacy, mischief and feeling, to the stage and screen

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gambon, star of Harry Potter and The Singing Detective, dies aged 82

The Olivier award-winning actor, whose major film roles included Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series, has died

The Guardian - UK

‘I didn’t want to be Bubbly Bonnie Langford for ever’ – the star relives her career highs and lows

In showbiz since the age of six, and still high-kicking at 59, the screen and stage sensation looks back on her biggest moments – from Cats to Doctor Who to the ‘madness’ of The Masked Dancer

The Guardian - US

‘This is not a Trumpy, conservative education’: Florida’s controversial new SAT alternative

Will the Classic Learning Test bring ‘truth and beauty’ back into education – or is it fueling Ron DeSantis’s extremist agenda?

The Guardian - UK

Compositor E review – traumatised typesetter leaves inky fingerprints all over Shakespeare

Charlie Dupré’s Bruntwood prize longlisted play asks thoughtful questions about who gets to shape history, but lacks a level of intrigue and emotional depth to address them fully

The Conversation

What is intelligence? For millennia, western literature has suggested it may be a liability

In the age of the Anthropocene, humanity appears poised to destroy itself.

The Guardian - UK

Graham Billing obituary

Other Lives: Teacher who was a central figure in his local cultural community, as well as a translator for many arts-based societies

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