The Latest Breaking News from Shakespeare

Mogging, Clavicular & The Manosphere: The Sinister Origins Of The Internet’s New Buzzword

Heard of hairmogging? What about looksmaxxing? Strap in, we’ve reached peak brain rot.

Pedestrian.tv · Feb 24

The story behind Deep Azure: 'Chadwick Boseman was just brilliant'

Chadwick Boseman’s play Deep Azure has come to Shakespeare’s Globe for a highly anticipated run. Here is the moving tale behind it, by the director, Boseman’s family and the mother of the tragic student who is the subject of the play

Evening Standard · Feb 21

Game of Thrones prequel to be staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company

‘Game of Thrones: The Mad King’ will premiere at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre this summer

The Independent UK · Feb 19

Renowned Shakespearean actor voices doubts over Oscar frontrunner Hamnet

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The Independent UK · Feb 15

Shakespeare expert Ian McKellen brands Hamnet ‘improbable’ fiction: ‘I don’t quite get it’

‘I’m not very interested in trying to work out where Shakespeare’s imagination came from, but it certainly didn’t just come from family life,’ the British thespian said

The Independent UK · Feb 15

‘Hamlet’ Review: A Smart Adaptation That Sparks but Doesn’t Catch

South Asians love adding a bit of subcontinental flavor to everything. It’s mostly food and drink we do this to, like mixing baked beans with diced onions and cumin seeds, or spicing tea with cinnamon and fennel and cardamom. But now Academy Award winner Riz Ahmed has injected some spice…

The Mary Sue · Feb 13

Is this love? Don’t be Heathcliff and Cathy – what you should watch, read and play this week

Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights is a loose (very loose) adaptation of Emily Brontë’s novel. The film is, as the director has attested, the intense, “unhinged”, gothic story she remembers reading as a 14-year-old. As such, it is full of imagined passages and heightened romance and violence. It’s truly Fennellian in…

The Conversation · Feb 13

The iconic British Pullman just unveiled a new Baz Luhrmann-designed events space on board

Luhrmann, who worked in collaboration with costume and production designer Catherine Martin, took inspiration from the British countryside and Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream for the interiors.

Euronews · Feb 11

Chanakya Niti: 5 Traits of a Woman No Man Can Forget or Replace

Let’s start with a moment of silence. For the version of you who: Checked his “last seen” like it was a weather update. Replayed a 3-word text 19 times. Sent “?” because he didn’t reply in 27 minutes. Started planning wedding hashtags because he said “you’re different.” We’ve all been…

Times Life · Feb 8

Ian McKellen drops 400-year-old Shakespeare play to address US immigration debate

Actor Ian McKellen performed a Shakespearean monologue on immigration. He linked current events to historical anti-immigrant feelings. McKellen emphasized the humanity of immigrants. Other artists also spoke out against US immigration policies. Bad Bunny and Lady Gaga criticized ICE. McKellen's performance focused attention on immigration struggles.

The Times of India · Feb 8