The Latest Breaking News from Shakespeare

Deep Azure, written by the late Black Panther star in response to the death of a fellow college student, will open at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse next year

COMMENT: Kenneth Branagh coming to the RSC for the first time in more than three decades could be just what my failing hometown needs to stop its decline, says Georgina Fuller

"Why are so many of them about poo?"

Letters: Ray Mia says to honour the playwright we must also honour those who risk bringing him back; Roger Thomas thinks he is less accessible than Shakespeare. Plus a letter from Richard Digby Day

Currently playing to enthusiastic reviews at London’s Wyndham Theatre, Born With Teeth imagines a historic moment in playwriting in which Liz Duffy Adams illuminates how history can be presented from a queer perspective, while revealing precisely how a play actually functions.

What went on in town this week, from hot Elizabethans to literati parties

After teasing the return via flyers this week, the celebrated band are hitting the road after a seven year absence. Their upcoming November and December gigs are already the must-have tickets of the year.

Flyers have been popping up in various European cities, with fans only given dates and no venues. Could the band be about to hit the road for the first time in seven years? And does this mean a new album is on the way?

Sharpen your pencils and dust off those old notebooks - it’s time to head back to English class!From tricky grammar rules you haven’t thought about in years to the classic novels that filled your school reading lists, this quiz will test both sides of your brain.Can you recall Shakespeare, Dickens,…