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Flyers have been popping up in various European cities, with fans only given dates and no venues. Could the band be about to hit the road for the first time in seven years? And does this mean a new album is on the way?

Sharpen your pencils and dust off those old notebooks - it’s time to head back to English class!From tricky grammar rules you haven’t thought about in years to the classic novels that filled your school reading lists, this quiz will test both sides of your brain.Can you recall Shakespeare, Dickens,…

The actor’s minimal staging of the Shakespeare comedy favours stillness and feeling over comic fizz, with moving performances from Gloria Obianyo and Amber James

There’s a hint of Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet in the cocksure, poppy aesthetic of this charismatic display of acrobatics, tumbling and clowning

A furious and unsettling Shakespeare reboot exposes colonial violence and demands accountability for crimes against Indigenous people

James Ijames swaps swords for shots in a riff on Shakespeare’s revenge tragedy that’s as playful as it is poignant

Robin Belfield’s staging of Shakespeare’s comedy has plenty of charm, but its darker undertones are glossed over

4/5 Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ is arguably the most mercurial, transformative actress working today

COMMENT: Spare us your ‘delulu’ slang – keep it for the school corridors, where it belongs, writes despairing parent Victoria Richards