The Latest Breaking News from Shakespeare

Othello at Theatre Royal Haymarket: 'Why does this star vehicle feel so humdrum?'

3/5 David Harewood, Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald are an accomplished team but this West End Shakespeare is oddly flat

Evening Standard · Nov 5, 2025

Othello, Theatre Royal Haymarket review – Toby Jones plays Shakespeare’s most notorious villain like a peevish middle manager

3/5 David Harewood reprises the titular role in a starry production that grants more power to the play’s women, but ultimately dulls its edge

The Independent UK · Nov 5, 2025

James McAvoy Recalls The Moment He Had With Patrick Stewart And Ian McKellen On X-Men: Days Of Future Past That Showed Him They’re ‘A Different Kind Of Actor’

I'd have been impressed too.

Cinemablend · Nov 4, 2025

Not to be: Hamlet rages in Stockholm against the political closure of a cultural institution

The experimental annexe of Sweden’s national stage, Elverket, has fallen victim to severe government cuts. Its final play is a powerful protest against being forced to leave its home

The Guardian - UK · Oct 24, 2025

London Film Festival: a hit year for human dramas – the films to look out for in 2026

It was a classic year at this year’s BFI London Film Festival, which took place earlier this month. If there was any observable shift, it was the number of filmmakers who turned to smaller-scale dramas of human connection, with action, fantasy and, to some degree, politics less prominent than usual.

The Conversation · Oct 23, 2025

“To Be Or Not To Be?”: Test Your Literature Knowledge With This 28-Question Shakespeare Quiz

Test your Shakespeare knowledge with this quiz on plays, quotes, and characters. Challenge yourself and see how well you know the Bard’s works—take the quiz!

Bored Panda · Oct 21, 2025

Bette Midler excited about 'brilliant' Hocus Pocus 3 script

Bette Midler says the script for Hocus Pocus 3 is “brilliant” and she is very excited.

BANG Premier · Oct 19, 2025

‘It’s been a shock’: Taylor Swift fans flock to see German museum’s Ophelia

Depiction of Shakespeare character by Friedrich Heyser believed to have inspired pop superstar’s new music video

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025

‘I need to do everything now’: the Ukrainian combat medic-turned playwright

Since Alina Sarnatska’s first play premiered a year ago, she has documented wartime Ukraine with unflinching frankness

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2025

Actors trained during pandemic lack vocal power and range, says RSC leader

Daniel Evans says young drama graduates who learned voice work online missed out on the physical presence of theatre training

The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2025