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A curious incident … dog in Night Watch was a copy by Rembrandt, expert claims

Rijksmuseum says that just like Shakespeare, Rembrandt drew widely and shamelessly from earlier sources

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Can We Stop Killing Each Other? review – a violence-themed show that’s about as dangerous as a garden centre

This exhibition asks whether art can diminish the human capacity for violence – but you might want to throttle someone after seeing this nonsense

The Guardian - UK

Shakespeare for children: an expert’s top ten books to spark their imagination

As pupils head back to school, they may well encounter Shakespeare’s plays and poems – perhaps for the first time.

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‘The storm for Lear is inside him’: Crossing choppy seas to bring Shakespeare to Isles of Scilly

RSC touring troupe stage King Lear in a school hall on St Mary’s before continuing to the Isle of Wight

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Richard Burbage: the Elizabethan De Niro to Shakespeare’s Scorsese

How did Shakespeare become the world’s greatest playwright? It’s a question that has long fascinated scholars and fans alike. My latest research suggests that one answer lies in the Bard’s close collaboration with his leading man, Richard Burbage.

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Chadwick Boseman play about police brutality to receive UK premiere in London

Deep Azure, written by the late Black Panther star in response to the death of a fellow college student, will open at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse next year

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Why Kenneth Branagh’s return to Stratford-upon-Avon is the best thing to happen to my hometown in years

COMMENT: Kenneth Branagh coming to the RSC for the first time in more than three decades could be just what my failing hometown needs to stop its decline, says Georgina Fuller

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Sir Kenneth Branagh: We have to work harder to earn the audience’s attention

The Oppenheimer star made his first appearance with the Royal Shakespeare Company aged 23 in the 1984 production of Henry V.

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Sir Kenneth Branagh hails arts as a 'British super-power'

Sir Kenneth Branagh wants more money to be invested into the arts.

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Kenneth Branagh returns to Royal Shakespeare Company for first time in 30 years

Sir Kenneth, best known for Belfast and Hamlet, made his first appearance with the theatre company aged 23 in the 1984 production of Henry V.

Evening Standard

Swen Vincke had to tell Baldur's Gate 3 writers to tone it down with the poop-based insults, which is saying a lot, since I still count at least 17 scat-based Vicious Mockery voicelines

"Less poo, more Shakespeare."

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"Less poo, more Shakespeare": Baldur's Gate 3 boss Swen Vincke had to ask the RPG's writing team for more variety over Vicious Mockery's many silly insults

"Why are so many of them about poo?"

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Metropolitan gatekeeping has kept Marlowe marginalised

Letters: Ray Mia says to honour the playwright we must also honour those who risk bringing him back; Roger Thomas thinks he is less accessible than Shakespeare. Plus a letter from Richard Digby Day

The Guardian - UK

Born With Teeth: queer imagining of Shakespeare and Marlowe tale is also a play about plays

Currently playing to enthusiastic reviews at London’s Wyndham Theatre, Born With Teeth imagines a historic moment in playwriting in which Liz Duffy Adams illuminates how history can be presented from a queer perspective, while revealing precisely how a play actually functions.

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Ncuti Gatwa: Shakespeare was 'unapologetically queer'

What went on in town this week, from hot Elizabethans to literati parties

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Radiohead officially announce their return after seven years with 2025 UK and EU tour

After teasing the return via flyers this week, the celebrated band are hitting the road after a seven year absence. Their upcoming November and December gigs are already the must-have tickets of the year.

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Flyer frenzy: Are Radiohead teasing their first gigs in seven years in European cities?

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?

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“Would You Survive An Old-School English Exam?”: Take This 29-Question Test Now And See

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,…

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A Short History of Stupidity by Stuart Jeffries review – comfortably dumb?

From Shakespeare’s fools to Donald Trump, this exhilarating read considers stupidity in its many forms

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Riz Ahmed challenges long-held interpretations of Shakespeare’s most famous character

After playing Danish prince Hamlet, actor Riz Ahmed has challenged long-held interpretations of Shakespeare’s most famous character.

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Impressive performances and production values – but Joanna Murray-Smith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley doesn’t quite land

Playwright Joanna Murray-Smith has a long held fascination with the brilliance of Patricia Highsmith, who published the classic novel The Talented Mr. Ripley in 1955.

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Lupita Nyong'o Channels a Shakespearean Heroine in a Ruffled Chanel Mini

She brought Elizabethan-era fashion to the Central Park premiere of 'Twelfth Night'.

The Guardian - UK

As You Like It review – Ralph Fiennes’ sombre, stately directorial stage debut

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

The Guardian - UK

Hamlet by New York Circus Project review – a flashy, dreamy spin on Shakespeare

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

The Guardian - UK

As You Like It: A Radical Retelling review – an unbridled howl of rage and resistance

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

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