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Edward Bond obituary

One of the most important British dramatists of the 20th century who was unafraid of taking on the establishment over censorship

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024

Edward Bond: a phenomenal talent who upturned theatre with his explosive plays

One of the greatest dramatists of the 20th century, Bond – who has died aged 89 – confronted audiences with ‘the crisis in the human species’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2024

Murderer, manipulator… or not that bad at all? The reframing of Richard III

Five hundred years after his death, the monarch most reviled by Shakespeare is still courting controversy. A new play and documentary aim to change how he is seen

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024

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‘Without craft, an actor is a liability’: how row over teaching standards is causing a rift in UK theatre industry

Royal Shakespeare Company steps into dispute at Guildhall drama school after senior teacher quits in protest over methods

The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2024

Netflix Wins Lawsuit Over 13 Reasons Why, on Statute of Limitations Grounds

The plaintiffs claimed that 15-year-old Bella Herndon committed suicide because of the film.

Reason · Feb 27, 2024

Netflix’s Avatar cast explain why their live-action characters are so much more than a "carbon copy" of the Nickelodeon series

"It’s kind of the same reason why people do Shakespeare over and over again, you know?"

Total Film · Feb 22, 2024

Royal Family Hosts Shakespeare Celebration With Star-Studded Performances

The Royal Family's celebration of Shakespeare with the Queen and esteemed personalities highlighted the enduring influence of the Bard's works on contempor...

Jenny Baynes obituary

Other lives: English teacher who encouraged disaffected teenagers to engage with Shakespeare, poetry and drama

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024

A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – characters mash, worlds invert and flames burst from fingers

Eleanor Rhode’s ravishing fusion of flamboyancy, surrealism and raucous fun rouses audiences in a youthful, energetic riot

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2024

The film’s the thing: Ian McKellen’s new Hamlet shows the screen can outdo the stage

Sean Mathias has reimagined his 2021 production of Shakespeare’s tragedy as a movie, inventively using Windsor’s Theatre Royal and capturing McKellen’s subtle performance

The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024

Scrap trigger warnings for theatre audiences, says Ralph Fiennes

Audiences should be ‘shocked and disturbed’ by the impact of theatre, says Schindler’s List and Harry Potter actor

The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2024

Tom Holland leaps from Spider-Man to Shakespeare’s Romeo in West End

Jamie Lloyd will direct the star in ‘a pulsating new vision of the immortal tale of wordsmiths, rhymers, lovers and fighters’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2024

Trump betrays the Ukrainians again

Republicans could have ended their Trump problem when he misused his office to support Putin the first time

Salon · Feb 5, 2024

Elon Musk meets his match in Shakespeare-quoting Delaware Judge

When Elon Musk tried to back out of buying Twitter Inc in 2022, Delaware Chancery Court Judge Kathaleen St Jude McCormick reined him in, with one ruling after another, until he finally relented and closed the $44 billion deal.

The Times of India · Feb 3, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Feb 2, 2024

Gregory Doran to finally direct 36th play from Shakespeare’s First Folio – for student production

The former RSC director, now visiting professor of contemporary theatre at Oxford University, will stage The Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024

Non-disabled Richard III actor to press on despite calls for recast

Michelle Terry, who is also the Globe’s artistic director, says she will not alter her physicality for role

The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2024

Othello review – Shakespeare’s tragedy interrogated in New Scotland Yard

Ola Ince’s production is set within a hostile modern police force and has DCI Othello’s unconscious portrayed by a second actor

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2024

Othello at Shakespeare's Globe review: arresting update set in the toxic Met Police feels horribly credible

This intimate, powerful production transposed from Venice to the Met in London refreshes the play and feels horribly credible

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The Hindu · Jan 30, 2024

Translation is a challenge, as more works are made into Tamil with a boom in publishing

The translation of Shakespeare's Hamlet into Tamil at the Chennai Book Fair highlights the challenges and importance of translation in the publishing industry.

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2024

‘I’m done with pretenders’: disabled actors on reclaiming Richard III

As the Globe faces accusations of ‘cripping up’ with a new production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, disabled theatre-makers explain why the role should not be open to all

The Guardian - UK · Jan 28, 2024

The RSC’s new power duo: ‘It’s a mammoth job. That’s why we want to do it shoulder to shoulder’

Tamara Harvey and Daniel Evans, the company’s new co-artistic directors, on work-life balance, their first season in charge – and what they’ll do when they disagree

The Canberra Times · Jan 25, 2024

Shakespeare combines with sport for special shows

It's England v France in Henry V at Viking Park.

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2024

Shakespeare’s Globe criticised for casting non-disabled actor as Richard III

Disabled actors respond to the announcement that Michelle Terry, the Globe’s artistic director, will be taking up the role

TechRadar · Jan 20, 2024

I went on a Grand Day Out and attended a VR Blackpink concert: my favorite Meta Quest 3 games and apps of January 2024

In January 2024, I went to Mars with Wallace and Gromit, kicked-ass in Bulletstorm VR, and attended a Blackpink concert.

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