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Julius Caesar review – the revolution is rerouted in scattered Shakespeare

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

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022

Nothello review – clever and joyful, Shakespeare upended

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

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022

Met's new 'Hamlet': To be or not to be true to the text

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

The Independent UK · May 11, 2022

First memorial of Shakespeare’s twins Hamnet and Judith secured by author Maggie O’Farrell

Author Maggie O’Farrell won the Women's Prize for Fiction in 2020 for her novel 'Hamnet' which is inspired by the lesser-known story of Shakespeare’s son Hamnet, who died at a young age. Few people knew about Hamnet, who died aged 11 in 1596, and his twin sister, Judith, who died…

The Times of India · May 5, 2022

Much Ado About Nothing review: A smart, stylish staging

Director Lucy Bailey’s production offers a purely pleasurable evening at the Globe

Evening Standard · May 3, 2022

Review: ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’ depends on its Helen, finding love amid death — she succeeds mightily at Chicago Shakespeare

CHICAGO — Of all the women in Shakespeare, Helen in “All’s Well That Ends Well” is perhaps my favorite. Courageous, determined and delightfully verbose, she’s more like a character in a Jane Austen novel.

Chicago Tribune · May 2, 2022

Chicago Shakespeare keeps pace as time catches up with ‘All’s Well That Ends Well’

High-energy production of the comedy has a rock opera, graphic novel vibe.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 1, 2022

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 · Apr 30, 2022

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 · Apr 30, 2022

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.

WEKU · Apr 30, 2022