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When Shakespeare was alive and writing, the lowest-priced tickets cost a penny and people of all backgrounds flocked to the Globe. But in the centuries since, a trip to the theatre has acquired a reputation for being only for the gilded few.

In Dan Colley’s evocative play, a retired actor with dementia loops through scenes from the classic tragedy

Would wealthy men really choose a Waffle House waitress over a girlboss?

Tourists are confronted by $30 sandwiches, $150 show tickets and $500-plus hotels. But we reveal that if you know where to look, New York City isn't just cheap, but completely gratis

James Ijames was told Shakespeare wasn’t for the likes of him. Yet his Hamlet revamp electrified Broadway and scooped up Tony nominations. As Fat Ham hits the UK, he talks violence, vengeance, strongmen and joy

Yaël Farber’s production manages the problem play’s awkward shift from dark to light well, but is often opaque in meaning

Just like real ceremonies, these classic romantic comedies will make you laugh and cry.

Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence combines comedy, songs and athleticism as a young netball player reckons with her own ambitions against an electro-pop score

This year is the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth and she hasn’t aged a bit as the cultural touchstone of classy romance. Her Pride and Prejudice anti-hero, Mr Darcy, perennially pops up in his breeches in Instagram memes, while Regency feminist, Elizabeth Bennet has been brought to life by…