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‘That’s what saved me’: Darren Raymond and Mark Rylance on the prison drama workshop that brought them together

A masterclass led by the actor helped set Raymond on a new path. Now the head of a theatre company, he has coaxed his friend back to the stage for a show to encourage young people to fall in love with performing

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Quote of the day by Chiwetel Ejiofor: 'All roads lead home in the end...' Life lessons from inspiring quote on values, roots, peace and family

Quote of the day by Chiwetel Ejiofor focuses on home, roots, heritage, values and identity. His words remind people that work and life can take them to different places, but their foundations remain important. The quote encourages people to stay grounded, remember where they come from, maintain balance and value…

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Best builds and teams for all characters in DragonSword: Awakening

Having trouble clearing a raid? here are the best builds and teams for all characters in DragonSword: Awakening.

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DragonSword: Awakening Beginner’s Guide

Prioritize the main story to unlock essential progression features and Fate's Invitation Tickets to unlock new heroes. Complete Regional Missions and

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DragonSword: Awakening Tier List (July 2026)

The best characters in DragonSword: Awakening are Calcion (S Tier - Great AoE Damage with Burn and CC), Seris (S Tier - Deals huge CC with Freeze, AoE and

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Star hopes audience will be ‘transformed’ by black lesbian adaption of Othello

Sharon D Clarke has been cast in the title role in the Royal Shakespeare Company’s production of Shakespeare’s tragedy.

Evening Standard

RSC casts Sharon D Clarke as black lesbian Othello in reimagining of play

Three-time Olivier winner to play general viewed through ‘urgent new lens’ of misogynoir in futuristic production

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Death in Venice: Willem Dafoe thrills theatre biennale with adventurous shows about ghosts and rebirth

From a Noh Othello that puts Desdemona centre stage to a requiem for a family killed in the Rwandan genocide, the theatre at this year’s festival gives voice to the marginalised

The Guardian - UK

Queen Elizabeth's "Unconditional Love" for One Royal Family Member Became Her "Tragic Flaw," According to Royal Expert

"Achilles had his heel. Othello was plagued by jealousy. Caesar had Brutus. And Queen Elizabeth II?"

Marie Claire

An urgent message in sheep's clothing

Underneath its feel-good fleece, this film sounds quiet alarms about forgetting painful history

Salon

The best theatre to stream this month: David Harewood has unfinished business with Othello

The actor commands the stage in Tom Morris’s striking production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, while Rachel Zegler and Ben Platt unite for The Last Five Years

The Guardian - UK

The to-do list of Oscar nominee Delroy Lindo includes Othello and a memoir

Oscar nominee Delroy Lindo has decades of performances on screen, stage and television under his belt

The Independent UK

I Loved Hamnet For Many Reasons, But The Way It Explores Art Is One Of My Favorites. Let's Talk About It.

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What went on in London this week: Katy Hessel's book launch and Adwoa Aboah's bag launch

Plus Gabbriette brings Mexico City to London

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Murder, racism… and a drama therapist? David Harewood, Toby Jones and Caitlin FitzGerald on their new Othello

INTERVIEW: Almost three decades after Harewood made history as the National Theatre’s first Black Othello, he is stepping back into the role. Annabel Nugent meets him and his co-stars over steak and salad to talk drama therapists, stinky smooches, and Blackface in theatre

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46 Cringeworthy And Classic School Moments That Left People Red-Faced

Can the school day get any worse?

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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 Guardian - UK

David Harewood to return to Othello almost 30 years after groundbreaking National Theatre production

Harewood – who became the first black actor to play Othello at the NT in 1997 – will play the role at Theatre Royal Haymarket opposite Toby Jones as Iago

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Brian Cox lambasts ticket prices for Denzel Washington’s Othello: ‘It’s not right’

The Succession star also claimed he’d heard Washington’s co-star Jake Gyllenhaal ‘is not particularly wonderful’

The Conversation

‘I were but little happy, if I could say how much’: Shakespeare’s insights on happiness have held up for more than 400 years

What is “happiness” – and who gets to be happy?

Marie Claire

Kandi Burruss Is Betting Big on Broadway

With the runaway success of 'Othello,' the former Bravo star has proven her brand extends far beyond Bravo. And her legacy may just be transforming the stage.

Marie Claire

Katie Holmes Shuts Down the 'Othello' Broadway Premiere in Head-to-Toe Khaite and a Rising Heel Trend

First came the viral cardigan, then came a perfect LBD.

The Guardian - US

Othello review – Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal’s underwhelming blockbuster

The record-breaking take on the Shakespearean tragedy might already be a smash, but it’s disappointingly muddled

The Guardian - UK

‘He contains the whole of literature’: is Dickens better than Shakespeare?

After rereading the entire works of the great Victorian novelist during the pandemic, Peter Conrad became convinced – whisper it – that Dickens is an even greater writer than that other British literary giant, the Bard

The Conversation

Why Trump’s rage defies historical and literary comparisons, according to a classics expert

The Greek divinity Nemesis, rarely depicted in art, has no place in the Olympian pantheon of a dozen gods and goddesses. But she’s an omnipresent force of retribution, an implacable force of punishment that arrives, if not sooner, then later.

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