HISTORICAL FACTS: Shakespeare | History Defined

As You Like It review – there are no mere players in the RSC’s ravishing all-male escapade

With a WWE-style wrestling match, playful eroticism and a fine cast including Hamilton’s Jonathan Groff, this is an exquisite production

The Guardian - UK · 7h ago

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 · Oct 5

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

First Encounters: Julius Caesar review – so thrilling it kept a hall full of teens in pin-drop silence

An intro to Shakespeare doesn’t get any better than the RSC’s revival of Phyllida Lloyd’s all-female prison-set production led by Harriet Walter, which is touring schools

The Guardian - UK · Sep 26

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