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It was the mid-1960s. Kabir Bedi had joined St Stephen’s College as a student of history and became a member of its famed Shakespeare Society. He was soon busy with acting, directing and producing numerous plays — but one particular performance stands out in his memory. “My production of Julius…

Wasps have always had a bad press. But Professor Seirian Sumner, who has spent her life studying them, argues they are sophisticated, socially complex and essential to the environment

From Shakespeare’s dithering Dane to Desperate Housewives’ steely-eyed Bree, our critics serve up the coldest revenge dishes

“That Love is all there is,” wrote Emily Dickinson,

Saying the word ‘like’ has long been seen as a sign of laziness and stupidity. But its use is actually richly nuanced, goes back to Shakespearean times, and is an indicator of, like, intelligence

Shakespeare’s Globe, LondonLess a tense examination of a failing republic, or even of women in power, there is little electricity or danger here

Desdemona’s twins step forward to speak out against the racist tropes that led to their parents’ tragedy in this inclusive, urgent production

Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead, all right, but not as Shakespeare imagined

NEW YORK — Days before James Ijames’ “Fat Ham” makes its off-Broadway debut at the Public Theater, the play is the recipient of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

One hopeful contestant was told to stop being a 'wind up'

Three years after being an unwilling protagonist in a media circus, the actor reflects on her career-defining turn in Dorian Gray – and what comes next