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Maureen Beattie looks to the future with her take on Lear

FOR Scottish theatre doyenne Maureen Beattie, it makes perfect sense for King Lear to be played by a woman – even if it could have Shakespeare…

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Wedding parties, the Hand of God and Lineker – The Big One invades summer like nothing else

Forget the Olympic and the rest. People across the planet remember where they were for their biggest World Cup matches

The Guardian - UK

Fit for a king: Ian McKellen to play Lear at newly rebuilt Yard theatre in east London

Role marks a major return for the actor after falling off the stage in 2024 and is a coup for the forward-thinking theatre

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Michael Pennington obituary

Distinguished classical actor and co-founder of the English Shakespeare Company who brought sardonic dash and physical grace to his many stage roles

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4 lessons on how to be a good neighbour, from Shakespeare

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The Conversation

In Dallas, Spanish-Inflected Shakespeare Adaptations Experiment with Language

Two plays challenge their source material and speak to today’s audiences.

Texas Observer

Colin Friels: ‘We’re only here for a very brief time, so you may as well enjoy the living daylights out of it’

The beloved actor on elusive retirement, sharing the stage with his daughter, and the secret to a long and strong marriage

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Tatsuya Nakadai obituary

One of the greatest actors of Japanese cinema best known for Ran, the 1985 film adaptation of King Lear

The Guardian - UK

‘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

The Guardian - UK

King Lear is an absolute masterpiece – as told by Akira Kurosawa rather than Shakespeare

The tragedy’s mythic quality appeals to adapters the world over but the Japanese film-maker’s Ran, now rereleased, manages to solve the play’s problems

The Guardian - UK

Griff Rhys Jones returns to stage in I'm Sorry, Prime Minister

Jones is taking on the part made famous by Paul Eddington and tells us: "Politics ought to be the art of the possible but it seems to be about is the art of the impossible.”

Evening Standard

All the Shakespearean references in The White Lotus season three explained by an expert

Warning: this article contains major spoilers for the ending of White Lotus season three.

The Conversation

Why you should revisit the classics, even if you were turned off them at school

Throughout my school years I had an exuberant, elderly piano teacher, Miss Hazel. She was one of five daughters (like me) and, like many young women of her generation, had never married her sweetheart because he did not return from the war.

The Conversation

Country diary: Quieter days around the solstice

The Marches, Shropshire: After the wind shook everything up, the rains have returned and the crazy old oaks have withdrawn into themselves

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Denzel Washington adds new job to resume after being baptised in live-streamed ceremony

‘Gladiator II’ actor received certificate that will allow him to be ordained in the future

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Ren Faire review – the hilarious, heartbreaking tale of a furious power struggle … fuelled by jousting

This brilliant fever-dream of a docuseries opens up the world of an ageing historical festival founder as he prepares to hand over his crown – and finds vanity, sexual insecurity and kirtle-clad ugliness

The Guardian - UK

Letter: Timothy West obituary

Iain Mackintosh writes: It had been the best of times, especially when led by West’s magnificent young Lear

The Guardian - UK

‘In his company, you never knew what would happen next’: remembering Timothy West

Whether doing King Lear with students or performing soliloquies in complete darkness, the great actor was driven by curiosity

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Denzel Washington says he will retire from acting after starring in Black Panther 3

The Hollywood star said that director Ryan Coogler is writing a part for him in Marvel film

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As more Americans go ‘no contact’ with their parents, they live out a dilemma at the heart of Shakespeare’s ‘King Lear’

Is blood thicker than water? Should family always come first?

The Independent UK

A Tupperware of Ashes review: Muddled Alzheimer’s play is well-acted, but a tough slog

Tanika Gupta’s play follows a mother whose mind is disintegrating as her children rally around

The Guardian - UK

James Earl Jones obituary

American actor hailed for his many classical roles whose voice became known to millions as that of Darth Vader in Star Wars

The Guardian - US

Donald Trump is desperate to land a punch on Kamala Harris. But he fails

Trump frantically attempts to find the key to a negative campaign against Harris. But, like the mad King Lear, he spins into agitation and confusion

The Conversation

‘The immortal Gods alone have neither age nor death’: Wisdom from Greek tragedies for Joe Biden

President Joe Biden’s current fraught situation, showcasing both his weakness and his determination, is dramatic because it touches upon more than the political moment and more than one man’s character.

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Private Rites by Julia Armfield review – in deep water

Dysfunctional families and queer desire at the end of the world, in a compelling vision of climate breakdown

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