The Latest Breaking News from Shakespeare

Kenneth Branagh returns to stage after eight years to play King Lear

Production will run for just 50 shows in West End this winter

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023

Author hails Baillie Gifford winner of winners prize as ‘crowning achievement’

James Shapiro said it was ‘incredibly rewarding’ to have written a book that ‘stands the test of time’ after claiming the prestigious accolade.

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Shakespeare story wins nonfiction 'winner of winners' prize

An account of a pivotal year for English history and literature has been named the greatest-ever winner of the U.K.’s leading nonfiction book prize

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

Around 1600, speeches in English plays suddenly got shorter – and no one knows why

A speech in a play by Shakespeare or one of his contemporaries can be as short as a word or as long as several hundred, or anything in between. But what is the most common length?

The Conversation · Apr 27, 2023

Adjoa Andoh on Richard III, Bridgerton and why she’s offended by colourblind casting

The actress and director brings her new take on the vilified king to the Rose Theatre

Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023

Two theatres, both alike in historical importance

Letters: Rupert Gavin and Austen Lynch on the Theatre (1576) and the Curtain theatre (1577), which hosted the earliest performances of William Shakespeare’s plays

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023

Gregory Doran: ‘Shakespeare defines things when you can’t’

As the RSC’s artistic director steps down after 35 years and 50 shows, he talks about the productions he’s most proud of, his new memoir, and the loss of his husband, the actor Antony Sher

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023

‘My eyes filled with tears, my voice shook’: Simon Callow on coming face to face with Shakespeare’s First Folio

As the Swan of Avon celebrates his birthday on Sunday, the actor pays tribute to a ‘miraculous’ book that rescued plays such as The Tempest and Macbeth from oblivion

The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023

London museum to use AI to let visitors walk on Shakespeare’s early stage

Museum of Shakespeare in Shoreditch to open in 2024 on site of playhouse that staged earliest performances

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023

Museum of Shakespeare exploring London’s first theatreland announced

The museum promises to transport visitors into the culture of Elizabethan London and the life, inspirations and creative process of Shakespeare.

The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023