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HISTORICAL FACTS: 2 - The Untold Story

David Ellis reviews The Macbeth: Something wickedly good this way comes

This is somewhere that feels real, says David Ellis — no play-acting, no plot to keep up with

Evening Standard

Will Crutchfield's Teatro Nuovo revives Verdi's 'Macbeth' with period instruments

Verdi can be played on original instruments, too

The Independent UK

Out, damned shot! Macbeth becomes a cutthroat netball musical at Edinburgh fringe

Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence combines comedy, songs and athleticism as a young netball player reckons with her own ambitions against an electro-pop score

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Shakespeare in war: bard’s ‘existential’ theatre takes hold in Ukraine

‘There is a big need for theatre to work with existential problems,’ says translator, as Shakespeare productions boom across Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Pupils at King’s former school perform Shakespeare at home where he stayed

Local people enjoyed free performances of The Tempest.

Evening Standard

As one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays, Coriolanus is startlingly relevant under Trump 2.0

Coriolanus is one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays; perhaps because the hero is so pugnacious and classist, impressive in his strident vehemence, but lacking the vulnerability of a Macbeth or Othello.

The Conversation

Inflexible autocrat, unchecked power – Coriolanus is ‘never not timely’. So why is this Shakespeare play so rarely staged?

The bruising exploration of politics, power and civic identity plays out in front of an audience split into two sides for Bell Shakespeare’s take

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Sam Heughan to play Macbeth in Royal Shakespeare Company debut

Outlander star Sam Heughan is to play Macbeth in his debut with the Royal Shakespeare Company

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50 Historical Garments That Would Break The Internet If Worn Today

A fitting trip down the runway of time!

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Outlander’s Sam Heughan to play Macbeth in Royal Shakespeare Company debut

The British theatre company has announced a new raft of programming.

Evening Standard

Violent and lewd! Not Grand Theft Auto, Shakespeare’s Macbeth

If Shakespeare were around today, he’d be making open-world shooters with the same depth and diversion as his plays

The Guardian - UK

‘Shakespeare would be writing for games today’: Cannes’ first video game Lili is a retelling of Macbeth

Translocating the Scottish play to Iran with help from the RSC, iNK Stories’ version focuses on a Lady Macbeth contending with an oppressive surveillance state

The Guardian - UK

Jamie Lee Curtis felt it was 'important' to keep in contact with Lindsay Lohan

Jamie Lee Curtis felt it was "important" to stay in touch with Lindsay Lohan after they made 'Freaky Friday'.

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Ambition is not a dirty word: female politicians and the ‘Lady Macbeth bias’

When the new parliament convenes after the recent election, it will feature a rarity in Australian politics. Women will lead two significant political parties at the same time: the Liberal Party’s Sussan Ley and the Greens’ Larissa Waters.

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Hollywood star Jamie Lee Curtis 'loves her life'

Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed that she loves working in the film industry.

The Guardian - UK

Macbeth review – something wicked this way whizzes as dynamic duo play all the roles

There is one 24-carat scene after another as a cast of two switch from bloodthirsty to comedic without toil or trouble

The Guardian - UK

Chelsea 1-0 Everton: Premier League – as it happened

Chelsea boosted their hopes of a Champions League spot as Nicolas Jackson ended his goal-drought with a first-half winner to sink Everton

Evening Standard

Costumes from Hollywood adaptation to feature in Macbeth exhibition

Artefacts and painting will also form the display at Perth Museum.

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The Independent UK

Ewan McGregor, Elizabeth Debicki and Kate Fleetwood: ‘There’s slight snobbery about film actors doing a play’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The garlanded trio are taking on marital and sexual politics in a radical modern update of Ibsen’s ‘The Master Builder’. They take on the hot potato of star power, annoying theatregoers and ‘why people call us luvvies’ with Annabel Nugent

The Guardian - UK

Shostakovich: Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk album review – controversial opera’s drama is dulled

The impact of Shostakovich’s savagely ironic and historically significant composition is neutered in a disappointing recording taken from live performance

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: Macbeth, Life of Pi, Playhouse Creatures and more

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo in Shakespeare’s tragedy, a puppet-powered transformation for Yann Martel’s novel and Anna Chancellor in a Restoration-era comedy are among this month’s highlights

Evening Standard

Helen Mirren: ‘The whole concept of James Bond is drenched in profound sexism’

Ahead of her latest performance in MobLand alongside Pierce Brosnan and Tom Hardy, national treasure Helen Mirren talks mob wives, Bond and her profound respect for television

The Guardian - UK

Is a Trump backlash on its way? Well, eggs are as expensive as ever – and you can’t eat the culture wars

The 78-year-old president is the ultimate comeback kid, but he is not a king and he is certainly not a god. As prices rise and consumer sentiment slumps, he may come to regret his election promises, writes Arwa Mahdawi

The National (Scotland)

Scottish museum marks first year with exhibition on origins of Macbeth

One year after opening, Perth Museum is to host an exhibition exploring the origins, myths and legacy of Shakespeare’s King Macbeth.

The Conversation

Trump, Truss and the age of vaulting ambition

Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the United States of America will be a moment of supreme vindication for him. After being convicted in the New York courts and fighting a ferocious election campaign, during which his opponent declared that “we’re not going back”, well, here we are.

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