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Timothy West: Veteran actor who will be remembered for commitment to his family

The actor was a familiar face in the 1960s and early 1970s but became a household name when he starred in Edward The Seventh.

Evening Standard

Timothy West, star of stage, film and television, dies aged 90

With a career ranging from Shakespeare to EastEnders Great Canal Journeys, actor was a familiar face from the 1960s onwards

The Guardian - UK

‘You get more confident as the parts run out’: Harriet Walter on her stage career, Succession and Shakespeare’s women

In her new book the acclaimed actor imagines what the Bard’s female characters might have said if they had had the chance

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Tommy Dorfman’s Return to Acting Is Anything But Tragic

The actress makes her Broadway debut in 'Romeo + Juliet' playing two distinct characters, but for Dorfman, the roles are a manifestation of her own coming-of-age.

Marie Claire

Romeo + Juliet review – maximalist Broadway reinvention goes too far

West Side Story’s Rachel Zegler and Heartstopper’s Kit Connor lift an aggressively poppy new youth take on the tragic romance

The Guardian - US

She Speaks! by Harriet Walter review – new words for Shakespeare’s women

An actor’s collection of supplementary speeches for Shakespeare’s female characters offers fresh insights into his work

The Guardian - UK

In fair Shoreditch, where we lay our scene … the shape of Shakespeare’s stage

Letter: Romeo and Juliet was almost certain to have been performed at the Curtain theatre, writes René Weis

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Vatican bank fires man and woman who flouted staff marriage ban

Newlyweds nicknamed ‘Romeo and Juliet’ by Italian media had both refused to resign so other could keep job

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Stephen's story is about throwing everything at a dream, and still not achieving it

In reality, it was a magnificent obsession that he couldn't shake.

The Canberra Times

What would you do for £5,000? We found out in 1995

A small ad offering just about anything resulted in some strange proposals

The Guardian - UK

Shelter Dog Loses Her Best Friend Of 17 Years, But Then Vintage Pet Rescue Found His Plushie Twin

This Romeo and Juliet story was also marked by a tragic loss, yet Vintage Pet Rescue came up with a brilliant idea to create a happy ending. The post Shelter Dog Loses Her Best Friend Of 17 Years, But Then Vintage Pet Rescue Found His Plushie Twin first appeared on…

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Romeo and Juliet review – star-crossed lovers double up and dazzle

Exuberant production sees spoken word and physically expressive BSL users mirroring each other as they audition to take the lead roles

The Guardian - UK

Black actor who faced abuse over role in Romeo & Juliet calls for industry-wide action

Francesca Amewudah-Rivers, who played Juliet alongside Tom Holland’s Romeo, says racist abuse went on for months

The Guardian - UK

From Salt-N-Pepa to Romeo and Juliet: how rap sparked Sam White’s passion for Shakespeare

The US director draws upon a fight at her Detroit school, her love of opera and hiphop, and her time as a standup to deliver a fleet-footed version of the star-crossed lovers’ tragedy

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‘They’ve robbed us’: UK pensioners on losing the winter fuel payment

Three pensioners tell us what they think about the vote and their concerns about the coming winter

Woman & Home

33 unique experiences in Italy for a bucket list trip

From truffle hunting to open-air opera and olive oil tasting in stunning Tuscany

Marie Claire

Zendaya Supports Tom Holland's Final 'Romeo and Juliet' Performance—Plus Fall's Wide-Leg Denim Trend

The actress is following other A-listers' lead.

The Guardian - UK

Pat Heywood obituary

Stalwart of the British stage who was also known for her film roles in Romeo and Juliet and 10 Rillington Place

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I may be in my 90s, but I’m not sure I want Hollywood to ‘de-age’ me like Tom Hanks

Yes, with the help of AI, I could play Juliet or go on Naked Attraction. But wouldn’t something be lost in the process? says actor and writer Sheila Hancock

The Conversation

VCA graduate Kristina Ross set her novel at a ‘vicious, cutthroat’ famous drama school. She says she wrote it for young actors

Some time in the middle of the first decade of the 21st century, 17-year-old Kristina Ross became “one of the youngest actors ever selected” to enrol in the Drama School of the Victorian College of the Arts. Her experiences so shaped, reshaped, made and unmade her that many years later…

The Independent UK

At 61, ballerina Alessandra Ferri is giving her pointe shoes one last — maybe? — glorious whirl

When Alessandra Ferri, one of the world's most celebrated dramatic ballerinas, takes the stage Friday at the Metropolitan Opera House to channel Virginia Woolf, logic dictates it will be her last dance appearance

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Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP is coming in September

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Benjamin Millepied’s Romeo and Juliet Suite review – a surprising, often thrilling experience

Choreographer’s queer, condensed version dissolves the boundaries of the stage and, in a brilliant passage of dancing, the walls of the Joan Sutherland theatre itself

The Guardian - UK

Romeo n Juliet 4EVA review – Jamaican teens breathe fresh life into Shakespeare romance

What started life as a reality show following kids in schools putting on Shakespeare has become a rather lovely adaptation with performances that give the pros a run for their money

The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Romeo & Juliet; Richard III; Passing Strange review – no fault in these stars

Jamie Lloyd’s youthfully intense staging gives us a Juliet for the ages; Michelle Terry’s king rises above the disability row; and the European premiere of a Broadway musical rocks but doesn’t soar

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