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Newcastle in theatrical box seat as Carl Caulfield prepares to premiere two plays

Get set to see Caulfield's new works 'The Fine Art of Deception' and 'Creativity'.

Newcastle Herald

Emma Smith: ‘Books do extraordinary work, but we can overstate their importance’

The Shakespeare critic and author on her new history of books and readers, and how it’s made her think about the contents of our shelves

The Guardian - UK

McCarthy embodies House GOP's post-Trump dilemma and post-Gingrich history

Shakespeare observed that "uneasy lies the head that wears a crown." Something similar seems to apply to the title of Republican leader in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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Jerusalem is back, and channelling England’s rough magic once again

Jez Butterworth’s revived play taps directly into an ancient seam of anarchic, Puckish energy, says the Guardian’s chief culture writer Charlotte Higgins

The Guardian - UK

Sad fruit, giant pandas and a host of birthday joy – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia plus a few jokes every Thursday – how will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Top 10 books about performance – the lives of actors and musicians

The challenge of capturing the triumphs and crushing failures of the stage and concert hall in words has been taken on by writers from Shakespeare to Virginia Woolf and Eimear McBride

The Guardian - UK

PM swerves the Commons to channel the Bard in Bury

Instead of briefing MPs on his India visit, Boris Johnson headed north to kick a football around and quote Shakespeare

The Guardian - UK

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David Tennant returning to Doctor Who? Actor gives enigmatic response to rumours

David Tennant, who played the tenth Doctor Who under Russell T Davies' tenure, is now the odds-on favourite to become the next Doctor and replace Jodie Whittaker

Daily Mirror

It’s time for the Royal Shakespeare Company to be led by an actor

Gregory Doran has achieved much at the RSC and directed some fine productions. Let’s have an actor in charge next: how about Adjoa Andoh or Simon Russell Beale?

The Guardian - UK

'Bloody-hunting slaughtermen', sieges and 'lechery': what does Shakespeare tell us of war?

Only two days separate Anzac Day and Shakespeare’s (presumed) birthday and actual death-day. This proximity is coincidental. But amid a war in Ukraine, being reported in horrifyingly graphic detail from the point of view of the victims, and given Shakespeare is the world’s most-quoted, most-performed and most studied writer, it…

The Conversation

My mother was a ruthless ditcher of friends – should I dump my most annoying mates?

The novelist Nina Stibbe has watched her mum cast off friends at the drop of a hat. Is it time to follow suit?

The Guardian - UK

Henry VI: Rebellion / Wars of the Roses review – thrilling games of thrones

With their portrait of a wobbling monarchy and egotistical leadership, these rare stagings are particularly topical

The Guardian - UK

‘The Northman’: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman get fierce in a boldly bloody Viking saga

Epic holds our attention with unforgettable visuals and the sheer, raw audacity of its premise.

Chicago Sun-Times

Guide to the classics: Shakespeare's Hamlet, the Everest of literature

Although I’m wary of declaring any literary work to be the greatest ever, Shakespeare’s Hamlet would be a frontrunner. It’s often proclaimed to be or voted Shakespeare’s best play (Google it). It has countless film adaptations, is widely referenced, and even gets a homage of sorts in The Simpsons.

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Movie review: Viking tale 'The Northman' is Robert Eggers' best film yet

Director Robert Eggers brings the Viking epic back to the big screen in a big, bold and bloody way with “The Northman,” starring Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgard in a new retelling of the myth of Amleth, the Scandinavian legend that inspired Shakespeare’s “Hamlet.” Eggers, who made a splash with his…

The Guardian - UK

‘I was in front of an audience but all I could think was, I could be dying’: Robert Lindsay on acting, ageing – and surviving cancer

The actor, who has starred in everything from sitcoms to Shakespeare, talks about his family rows over Brexit, having his phone hacked – and why he did not want to be like Laurence Olivier

The Guardian - UK

Sad! Is Donald Trump just too boring for a grand Shakespearean makeover?

Bertie Carvel is brilliant in The 47th, Mike Bartlett’s ingenious play about the former US president, but the real parallel is not with the Bard’s kings but his hollow braggarts

Salon

War in Europe: Why it's not shocking

The last 75 years of peace (mostly) in Europe are an illusion: Historically, it's the heartland of global conflict

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The Guardian - UK

Queen Lear review – all-female acting troupe do a village Shakespeare

This heartwarming documentary about local villagers touring rural Turkey is full of transformative encounters and communal enjoyment

The Guardian - UK

The 47th review – Bertie Carvel is devilishly good but this Trumpian satire feels too soon

Mike Bartlett’s script turns US politics into Shakepearean comedy but falls oddly flat despite magnetising performances

Salon

Americans with the best British accents

Oscar Isaac might have failed in his faux-Cockney accent on "Moon Knight" but a few Americans have met success

Wales Online

One of the UK's biggest open air theatre festivals to return to Cardiff's Sophia Gardens

Sophia Gardens last held the long-established Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival in 2019

The Guardian - UK

From Shakespeare to Ian Curtis: British pop archive to open in Manchester

Exclusive: John Rylands Research Institute and Library to house collection that will also include Granada TV treasures

Asharq Al-Awsat

COVID-19 Temporarily Stops Daniel Craig’s Return to Broadway

Could it be the curse of the Scottish play? Daniel Craig's return to Broadway in a new version of “Macbeth” has been temporarily halted after the actor contracted COVID-19. Wednesday's matinee and evening performances were canceled when the James Bond actor tested positive. When he'll returns was not immediately known,…

The Independent UK

COVID-19 temporarily stops Daniel Craig's return to Broadway

Could it be the curse of the Scottish play

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