UNCOVERED: 11 | History Defined

Impressive performances and production values – but Joanna Murray-Smith’s The Talented Mr. Ripley doesn’t quite land

Playwright Joanna Murray-Smith has a long held fascination with the brilliance of Patricia Highsmith, who published the classic novel The Talented Mr. Ripley in 1955.

The Conversation · Aug 25, 2025

Lupita Nyong'o Channels a Shakespearean Heroine in a Ruffled Chanel Mini

She brought Elizabethan-era fashion to the Central Park premiere of 'Twelfth Night'.

Marie Claire · Aug 22, 2025

As You Like It review – Ralph Fiennes’ sombre, stately directorial stage debut

The actor’s minimal staging of the Shakespeare comedy favours stillness and feeling over comic fizz, with moving performances from Gloria Obianyo and Amber James

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2025

Twelfth Night at Shakespeare’s Globe review: expertly-conducted, riotous fun

4/5 Ronkẹ Adékọluẹ́jọ́ is arguably the most mercurial, transformative actress working today

Evening Standard · Aug 20, 2025

Voices: ‘Skibidi’ has no place in the dictionary – and here’s why

COMMENT: Spare us your ‘delulu’ slang – keep it for the school corridors, where it belongs, writes despairing parent Victoria Richards

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025

Tiny Bookshop review – a truly cosy escape made with readers in mind

Real titles from Shakespeare to John Green line the shelves of your seaside shop in a rhythmic, mellow management simulator worth relaxing into

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2025

OPINION - Soaring prices, celeb casting, safe revivals — why London theatre is under threat

When Shakespeare was alive and writing, the lowest-priced tickets cost a penny and people of all backgrounds flocked to the Globe. But in the centuries since, a trip to the theatre has acquired a reputation for being only for the gilded few.

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2025

Lost Lear review – Shakespeare’s king holds court in a care home

In Dan Colley’s evocative play, a retired actor with dementia loops through scenes from the classic tragedy

The Guardian - UK · Aug 8, 2025

Hamlet: Wakefulness review – fraught and full-throated musical tragedy

Polish company’s musical take on Shakespeare’s death-fixated drama is full of feeling, but its story never really sings

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2025

To buy or not to buy? $2m Shakespeare folio headlines literary treasures on sale at Melbourne’s rare book fair

Booksellers converge for a history-spanning set of offers which includes an ancient Chinese cheat sheet, a jungle cookbook and the first illustrated edition of Pride and Prejudice

The Guardian - AU · Jul 31, 2025