HISTORICAL FACTS: Shakespeare | History Defined

The curious case of the bear in the Bayeux tapestry – what it tells us about baiting in medieval England

Try to imagine medieval England. You might picture knights, castles and battles. But what about bears?

The Conversation · 14h ago

Ethan Hawke accidentally vented about Hamlet director on hot mic

Ethan Hawke unknowingly criticised Hamlet director Michael Almereyda while he was mic'd up - and the filmmaker heard every word.

BANG Premier · Oct 4

RSC embraces ‘hugely challenging’ task of staging Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi and Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway

The Royal Shakespeare Company announces ambitious adaptations of novels in season that includes Elizabeth Debicki as Richard II and Damien Molony as Coriolanus

The Guardian - UK · Oct 1

Have you got a question for Judi Dench?

Perhaps you want to know her favourite Shakespeare sonnet or what is was like working on Bond

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22

Louisa Proske’s Met debut will be ‘Macbeth,’ ‘a terrifying tale for terrifying times’

Louisa Proske is making her Met debut directing Verdi’s “Macbeth.”

The Independent UK · Sep 21

Dominic West backs ‘top shagger’ Byron in poetry battle with Bob Geldof

Actor hails ‘proto-rock star’ as best poet, while musician argues for ‘Ireland’s Shakespeare’ WB Yeats at Somerset festival

The Guardian - UK · Sep 20

John Vanbrugh at 300: the man described as ‘the Shakespeare of architecture’

Every generation discovers its own heroes. I found mine in 2026. He died in 1726 and his name is John Vanbrugh (1664-1726). I’m not the first to discover him, of course, and I am in stellar company. This year has seen the Vanbrugh300 tercentenary celebrations of Vanbrugh’s life and legacy,…

The Conversation · Sep 18

Toy Story 5 to Hamlet: the seven best films to watch on TV this week

Woody, Buzz and their boxful of plastic friends are back, while Riz Ahmed gives a bravura performance in a compelling modern-day Shakespeare adaptation

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18

JD Vance heaps praise on Emily in Paris: ‘The Shakespeare of our time’

Vice president offers ‘meta analysis’ of Netflix romantic comedy series, suggesting it serves as ‘a massive cultural criticism of millennial decision-making’

The Independent UK · Sep 17

The Trial of Romeo Oscar review – Ayckbourn goes back to the future with android accused of murder

The playwright explores our relationship with technology, asks if robots have souls and even questions the value of art in this sci-fi courtroom drama

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11