The Latest Breaking News from Shakespeare

Tiny notebook by ‘first Shakespeare geek’ to go on show in Stratford

Crammed with minuscule writing, manuscript is seen as earliest ‘proper reader’s response’ to first folio

The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2023

The Tempest review – Alex Kingston is a magnificent Prospero

Climate catastrophe and power struggles dominate Elizabeth Freestone’s RSC interpretation of Shakespeare’s play

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2023

Rose Ayling-Ellis’s Shakespeare show upset by a ‘shocking anti-deaf’ rant

‘I’m being discriminated against’ the audience member shouted

Evening Standard · Jan 31, 2023

All the (open) world’s a stage: how the video game Fallout became a backdrop for live Shakespeare shows

Free to roam through the post-apocalyptic game, one intrepid group has taken to performing the Bard. They have found an intent new audience, as well as the odd mutant scorpion

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2023

Jacinda Ardern's resignation: gender and the toll of strong, compassionate leadership

“Uneasy is the head that wears the crown”, wrote Shakespeare, way back in the 1500s. It’s not a new idea that top-level leadership jobs are intensely stressful and pose a heavy toll. Extended periods of stress are known to put people at risk of burnout.

The Conversation · Jan 20, 2023

Top 10 books about family secrets

Lies told and truths hidden give compelling life to fiction and memoir by authors from Maggie O’Farrell to Ocean Vuong and Claire Keegan

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2023

Boris Johnson’s delayed Shakespeare book: To be or not to be?

His newly announced memoir threatens another delay

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2023

Fest offers puppet renditions of ‘Moby Dick,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Hamlet’ and more

At Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, fans of the art form have a rare chance to see visiting troupes from around the world.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 17, 2023

Anecdotes galore from Prince Harry’s Spare as global media blitz ends on late-night US talk show

Bombshell anecdotes and stories from Prince Harry in his memoir Spare, as media blitz ends in late-night US talk show

The New Daily · Jan 10, 2023

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh happy to be a 'gateway drug' for audiences

The actress plays fan favourite Lady Danbury in the hit Netflix series

Liverpool Echo · Jan 9, 2023