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Comedian Brendan O’Carroll 'threw up' from nerves before first Late Late Show appearance

However, he admits he has 'no f**king idea' why his show, Mrs Browns Boys, has become such a big hit after he spent years slogging away before that

Dublin Live

‘I’m not saying Shakespeare is an anti-black racist. But …’ – the festival tackling an incendiary issue

They have suffered vicious abuse and ugly trolling, but the team behind the Globe’s Shakespeare and Race festival tell our writer why their work feels more urgent than ever

The Guardian - UK

Much ado about Shakespeare – why it's time for a New Zealand national theatre

Whether you viewed it as a fresh front in the culture wars or merely a tempest in a teacup, the recent controversy over a shift in funding for the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand was more evidence the country’s national culture is undergoing something of an identity crisis.

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Judi Dench is right about The Crown: the truth counts. But it’s not everything

The actress suggested that the drama should carry a health warning about its imperfect connection to reality

The Guardian - UK

Why are so many people delighted by disgusting things?

Halloween is a time to embrace all that is disgusting, from bloody slasher films to haunted houses full of fake guts and gore.

The Conversation

Bristol Old Vic's Hamlet 'transports you to another world'

There are some impressive performances across the board

Bristol Post

Outlander star Sam Heughan reflects on West Highland Way journey in memoir 'Waypoints'

Waypoints by the Outlander icon is set to be published in the UK on Tuesday, October 25.

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Panto now more popular than Shakespeare, says Sir Ian McKellen

Veteran thespian insists they are a great way of getting kids to go to the theatre

Wales Online

The Sheilah Winn saga: Much ado about funding

Was Creative NZ really cancelling the Bard?

Newsroom.co.nz

The unexpected psychological effects of Marvel’s strangest superpower

'She-Hulk: Attorney at Law' replicates the comic technique of addressing the audience, but with different results.

Inverse

Distilleries, golden eagles … and Macbeth: seven slow adventures in the Scottish Highlands and islands

Go at your own pace as you travel the path less followed – spend a morning foraging for lunch, learn to knit in Shetland or try aurora borealis hunting in Orkney this autumn and winter

The Guardian - UK

'House of the Dragon's Graham McTavish makes franchise acting an art

The 'Hobbit,' 'Outlander,' and 'House of the Dragon' star opens up about his perspective and love for the side character.

Inverse

New Zealand pulls funding for school Shakespeare festival, citing ‘canon of imperialism’

Secondary school competition ‘did not demonstrate the relevance to the contemporary art context of Aotearoa’

The Guardian - AU

Rosaline review – Kaitlyn Dever shines in comedic spin on Romeo & Juliet

The Booksmart star excels in a winning anachronistic retelling of Shakespeare’s tragedy from the perspective of Romeo’s ex and Juliet’s jilted cousin

The Guardian - US

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Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh's forgotten amphitheatre that used to attract huge crowds in summer

It once attracted people in their thousands, but now the Braidburn Valley Park's historic outdoor theatre, while still with us, is rarely used and largely forgotten about.

Salon

Will high school "classics" be replaced?

Efforts to diversify the authors of high school canon is facing both backlash and approval

The Guardian - AU

Romeo and Juliet review – the Australian Ballet triumphs over a rapturous score that gives the dancers a run for their money

An emotionally compelling take on the Shakespearean classic demonstrates the depth of talent in a company at the height of their powers

ABC News

Aboriginal actor-turned-director Shari Sebbens takes the reins on new theatre productions in Sydney and Melbourne in 2023

The Jabirr Jabirr and Bardi actor-turned-director is best known for her film and TV work, but her first love is theatre - and in 2023, she's directing a whopping four shows on Australia's main stages.

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The Independent UK

Michael Gove and Jacob Rees-Mogg trade polite blows across conference floor

Michael Gove was described as the Tory party’s answer to Peter Mandelson.

The Guardian - UK

Tearing up the script: how playwright Robert Icke transforms the classics

As the award-winning writer and director prepares to bring The Doctor, his adaptation of the 1912 play Professor Bernhardi, to the West End, Andrzej Lukowski discusses Icke’s gripping adaptations of classic texts with actor Joshua Higgott

The Hindu

Make words count

Pack a punch with short sentences, a few telling words will do the trick

The Guardian - UK

Denise Mina: ‘All my reading is comfort reading’

The author on the underrated brilliance of PG Wodehouse, taking inspiration from Harper Lee, and the play that made her think differently about Northern Ireland

The Guardian - UK

The RSC’s work in schools and communities isn’t ‘subordinate’

Letters: This activity by the Royal Shakespeare Company is equal and integral to everything that happens on a main stage, writes David Longford

The Guardian - UK

To be or not to be cancelled: how directors deal with Shakespeare’s problematic side

Misogynist gags? Ancient puns? Unethical bed tricks? Theatre-makers discuss how they tackle the Bard’s trickier works

The Independent UK

Hilary Mantel: Her grasp on character and circumstance was equal to Shakespeare

The literary world is reeling from the death of twice-Booker Prize winner Hilary Mantel, at the age of 70. Claire Allfree remembers a writer of seismic impact

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