The Latest Breaking News from Shakespeare

Paul Rudd told what lie about Sir Ben Kingsley at the start of his career?

Anaconda actor Paul Rudd lied about starring in a Shakespeare production directed by Sir Ben Kingsley at the start of his career.

BANG Premier · Dec 19, 2025

Tourists will now be charged more than £10 to visit famous Juliet balcony

Shakespeare fans will have to pay to enter the courtyard for the first time

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2025

Judi Dench says she ‘can’t remember what I’m doing tomorrow’ but can still recite Shakespeare

The actor has said she is increasingly facing problems with her memory as well as failing eyesight, struggling to remember appointments or see faces

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025

“Are You A Master Of Ridiculous Knowledge?”: Try Scoring 30/30 In This Useless Facts Test

Lately, life feels a bit too serious, doesn’t it?Bills, work, deadlines, errands, decisions - it all piles up faster than we’d like. So here’s a little break from all that: a quiz made entirely of strange, useless, and wonderfully pointless facts. From Shakespeare’s dad’s odd job to the speed of…

Bored Panda · Dec 2, 2025

Get your skates on: 10 of the best pop-up ice rinks in the UK

From city rooftops to seafront winter wonderlands, these are some of the best places to slide into Christmas

The Guardian - UK · Dec 2, 2025

10 Times Lending Money to a Friend Turns Into a Regret Story

Shakespeare said, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be.” He was right. Lending money to a friend is a noble gesture that often ends in disaster. You want to help, but money changes dynamics.

Budget and the Bees · Dec 1, 2025

A Midsummer Night's Dream at Shakespeare's Globe: 'Like a sexed-up Narnia'

4/5 This winter-set spin on the play brings a fairy tale dark edge to proceedings with unnerving effect

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2025

The Surprising References I Never Knew Tom Hiddleston 'Borrowed' For Loki

Oh, I get it now!

Cinemablend · Nov 26, 2025

Petty Men review – understudies plot their own version of Julius Caesar

Hanging around backstage while their chances to play Brutus and Cassius fade, two unnamed actors start to act out their own drama

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025

‘The world is such a nice thing!’: Matt Maltese, the songwriter for pop’s A-list … and Shakespeare

After getting dropped by a major label, the Leonard Cohen-influenced south Londoner kept going, and has now won fans in Rosalía, Sabrina Carpenter and more. But writing for the Bard is best of all, he says

The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025