SHOCKING: 30 - What They Never Told You

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo + Juliet review – more compelling than ever

Set in an asylum, the choreographer’s bleak yet passionate adaptation of Shakespeare’s tragic romance triumphs in a newly honed revival

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023

The Observer view on Ron DeSantis, Shakespeare and sex: ‘Man, proud man… Most ignorant of what he’s most assur’d’

Application of the Florida governor’s ‘don’t say gay’ law has led to the banning of plays such as Romeo and Juliet in some schools

The Guardian - UK · Aug 13, 2023

GOP creates a back to school nightmare

The confusion is the point: Educators can't figure out what's allowed, and are forced to give up teaching entirely

Salon · Aug 10, 2023

Sir Michael Boyd, former artistic director of the RSC, dies aged 68

The Royal Shakespeare Company says the acclaimed theatre director’s tenure from 2003 to 2012 was ‘inspiring and influential’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 4, 2023

A weekend in Venice: travel guide, things to do, food and drink

Venice, the “floating city” in northeast Italy, has an intangible magic. The canals coursing between the 118 islands on which it is built, and under the almost 400 bridges connecting them, are alive with boats and gondolas, which remain the lifeblood of Veneto’s regional capital. Its architecture defies gravity, and…

The Week · Aug 4, 2023

Macbeth review – Max Bennett’s jokey king is clearly unfit to govern

Gender swapped roles shed new light on dark days in a production – complete with gruesome bodybags and references to fake news – that feels aptly aligned to our times

The Guardian - UK · Aug 3, 2023

Macbeth at Shakespeare’s Globe review: radical, uneven and clumsy

I really wanted to like this Macbeth more. Oh well: there’ll be another one along in a minute

Evening Standard · Aug 3, 2023

Star Trek Is About To Put Marvel's Biggest Easter Egg to Shame

The musical episode of 'Strange New Worlds' is a geekdom game-changer. Here's a non-spoiler guide to what to expect from Star Trek's musical episode.

Inverse · Aug 1, 2023

The best theatre to stream this month: Doctor Who does Shakespeare, and a visit to the nit nurse

Ncuti Gatwa stars in A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Zadie Smith relocates Chaucer to Kilburn, plus dance, storytelling and fringe drama

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2023

Shows to look out for at this year’s Edinburgh Festivals

THIS year’s Edinburgh Festivals open in the coming days.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 31, 2023