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Could you watch 8 plays in 12 hours? How The Player Kings creates binge-worthy Shakespeare

Some say Shakespeare invented the “history play” – but he had a lot of help.

The Conversation

The week in theatre: Hamlet; Much Ado About Nothing; Richard II – review

Luke Thallon is a compelling, all-at-sea Hamlet, Hayley Atwell and Tom Hiddleston sizzle as Beatrice and Benedick, while Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey is a bit too much the overreaching king

The Guardian - UK

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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What Shakespeare revealed about the chaotic reign of Richard III – and why the play still resonates in the age of Donald Trump

Written around 1592, William Shakespeare’s play “Richard III” follows the reign of England’s infamous monarch and charts the path of a charismatic, cunning figure.

The Conversation

Lucy Worsley: 'Richard III claims don't stand up to logical scrutiny'

Lucy Worsley says new evidence presented by The Richard III Society is deeply flawed

WhatToWatch

The Princes In The Tower: A Damning Discovery - The new evidence in the Channel 5 doc

The disappearance of Princes Edward and Richard in 1483 has captured imaginations for centuries - does a new Channel 5 documentary finally reveal what happened to them?

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Rupert Goold to join The Old Vic as artistic director after leaving the Almeida

Goold oversaw productions such as Tammy Faye, Spring Awakening, Richard III, Patriots, King Charles III and Ink at the Almeida

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Watch: King Richard III given Yorkshire accent using state-of-the-art technology

Watch as King Richard III has been given a Yorkshire accent using state-of-the-art technology.

The Independent UK

Hi-tech recreation of Richard III’s voice has a Yorkshire accent

A digital avatar of the king’s head, complete with ‘meticulously researched’ voice, is on display at York Theatre Royal

The Guardian - UK

King Richard III’s given Yorkshire accent as voice recreated using state-of-the-art technology

The remains of the last Plantagenet king were found in a car park in Leicester in 2012

Evening Standard

King Richard III’s voice recreated using state-of-the-art technology

The last Plantagenet king was given a Yorkshire accent.

The Independent UK

Mystery surrounds 800-year-old Leicester burial pit containing 123 bodies

Researchers are baffled by 12th-century corpses uncovered at a heritage learning centre built in the garden of Leicester Cathedral after discovery of Richard III’s remains

The Guardian - UK

Laurence Olivier’s prosthetic nose put up for sale by widow

It comes with a birthday note, addressed to him.

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Laurence Olivier’s Richard III prosthetic nose among hundreds of actor’s items to be auctioned

Exclusive: About 350 props, awards and personal items will be auctioned by his estate and his widow

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s a tragedy because everyone dies – not because he’s disabled’: the creatives casting Richard III in a new light

The Lyric theatre Belfast’s new take on Richard III is produced by, and stars, disabled people. But bringing fresh authenticity to Shakespeare’s storied tragedy was not without its challenges

The Guardian - UK

‘We went bankrupt and had to set up the explosives ourselves’: Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine on making Richard III

‘The movie changed my life,’ says McKellen of the 1995 film. ‘If Bryan Singer hadn't seen it, he would never have asked me to be in X-Men’

The Guardian - UK

What does Steve Coogan’s Lost King case mean for future biopics?

The appetite for drama based on real events seems insatiable, but a preliminary ruling that a British film defamed the original of one of its characters – along with legal action against Baby Reindeer – may give producers pause for thought

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The Guardian - UK

Portrayal of character in Steve Coogan’s film The Lost King is defamatory, judge rules

Coogan, production company Baby Cow and Pathe, the distributors of the 2022 film, will now face a full trial

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

Evening Standard

Richard III at Shakespeare's Globe review: Michelle Terry shines but the show is shouty and unfocused

Bizarre pacing choices and gabbled lines undermine the production – but the Globe’s artistic director makes for a compelling king

The Guardian - UK

Richard III review – a fast-paced study of toxic masculinity with an almost entirely female cast

Michelle Terry portrays the king as a playfully antic sociopath in a lively production full of effective performances

The Guardian - UK

‘The level of hate was dangerous’: Michelle Terry on the backlash to her casting as Richard III

Artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe says much of the anger about a non-disabled actor playing the role has been misogynistic

Evening Standard

Shardlake star Arthur Hughes: 'It's amazing to see disabled people in strong, cool, sexy roles'

The star of the new Tudor mystery show talks representation, playing villains and why the Globe’s upcoming production of Richard III is a misstep

The Guardian - UK

‘I know what it’s like to be stared at’: Shardlake star Arthur Hughes on playing CJ Sansom’s disabled Tudor sleuth

He was the first disabled actor to play Richard III at the RSC. As he appears as Shardlake, the star recalls the parts that made him – and explains why this latest character is like the Lone Ranger

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