Dreda Say Mitchell: ‘I’m a massive historical romance fangirl’ The crime novelist on the allure of Poldark, the power of The Color Purple and joys of Jack Reacher The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023
The twilight king: why Charles’s coronation does not feel like the start of a new era Elizabeth’s crowning seemed like a new dawn. But the reign of Charles begins in a kingdom under a cloud The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023
Cymbeline review – Shakespeare’s knotty romance is a fabulous farewell for Doran Departing artistic director Greg Doran reinvigorates this tale of a royal family in crisis with clarity and intelligence The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2023
Queen Charlotte’s Adjoa Andoh: ‘I’m vibrant, sexual, have appetite – why would my stories not be interesting?’ The ’Bridgerton’ actor talks to Isobel Lewis about Netflix’s ‘Queen Charlotte’, getting older and intimacy coordinators The Independent UK · May 4, 2023
The Book of Will review – friends fight to save Shakespeare’s plays Fearing the playwright’s works will be lost to history, former colleagues enact a rescue plan in Lauren Gunderson’s generous-hearted comedy The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2023
‘Some Like It Hot’ musical leads Tony Award nominations with 13 nods Sean Hayes received a best actor nomination for his work in “Good Night, Oscar,” which had its world premiere at the Goodman Theatre last year. Chicago Sun-Times · May 2, 2023
‘It’s Shakespeare – as important as any modern piece of work’: Derek Jarman’s Blue comes to the stage Russell Tovey, Simon Fisher Turner, Travis Alabanza and Neil Bartlett are teaming up to reimagine the director’s final film – a narrated meditation over a static blue screen – as a ‘thank you’ to the LGBTQ+ hero The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2023
The big idea: what if censoring books only makes them more popular? From Lady Chatterley’s Lover to novels about trans children, attempts to suppress works of literature tend to have the opposite effect The Guardian - UK · May 1, 2023
Kenneth Branagh returns to stage after eight years to play King Lear Production will run for just 50 shows in West End this winter The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023
Author hails Baillie Gifford winner of winners prize as ‘crowning achievement’ James Shapiro said it was ‘incredibly rewarding’ to have written a book that ‘stands the test of time’ after claiming the prestigious accolade. The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023
Shakespeare story wins nonfiction 'winner of winners' prize An account of a pivotal year for English history and literature has been named the greatest-ever winner of the U.K.’s leading nonfiction book prize The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023
Book about Shakespeare’s pivotal year named Baillie Gifford winner of winners The annual literary prize is marking its 25th anniversary by selecting the best of its 24 previous winners. The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023
Harry Potter star coming to Liverpool this year in new show The show will be performed in a warehouse in four cities Liverpool Echo · Apr 27, 2023
Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma to star in Macbeth staged in warehouses The production, directed by Simon Godwin, will open in Liverpool before heading to Edinburgh, London and Washington DC The Guardian - UK · Apr 27, 2023
The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023 Ralph Fiennes to play Macbeth in tour of converted warehouses He will be reunited with Indira Varma, who will play Lady Macbeth.
The Conversation · Apr 27, 2023 Around 1600, speeches in English plays suddenly got shorter – and no one knows why A speech in a play by Shakespeare or one of his contemporaries can be as short as a word or as long as several hundred, or anything in between. But what is the most common length?
Evening Standard · Apr 25, 2023 Adjoa Andoh on Richard III, Bridgerton and why she’s offended by colourblind casting The actress and director brings her new take on the vilified king to the Rose Theatre
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023 Two theatres, both alike in historical importance Letters: Rupert Gavin and Austen Lynch on the Theatre (1576) and the Curtain theatre (1577), which hosted the earliest performances of William Shakespeare’s plays
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023 Gregory Doran: ‘Shakespeare defines things when you can’t’ As the RSC’s artistic director steps down after 35 years and 50 shows, he talks about the productions he’s most proud of, his new memoir, and the loss of his husband, the actor Antony Sher
The Guardian - UK · Apr 23, 2023 ‘My eyes filled with tears, my voice shook’: Simon Callow on coming face to face with Shakespeare’s First Folio As the Swan of Avon celebrates his birthday on Sunday, the actor pays tribute to a ‘miraculous’ book that rescued plays such as The Tempest and Macbeth from oblivion
The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2023 London museum to use AI to let visitors walk on Shakespeare’s early stage Museum of Shakespeare in Shoreditch to open in 2024 on site of playhouse that staged earliest performances
The Independent UK · Apr 19, 2023 Museum of Shakespeare exploring London’s first theatreland announced The museum promises to transport visitors into the culture of Elizabethan London and the life, inspirations and creative process of Shakespeare.
The Guardian - UK · Apr 16, 2023 The week in theatre: Hamnet; You Bury Me; Pussycat in Memory of Darkness – review Shakespeare’s wife moves centre stage in Lolita Chakrabarti’s pivotal adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet, while urgent productions from two small London theatres tackle recent history head on
Evening Standard · Apr 14, 2023 Iftar at Shakespeare’s Globe is a reminder of England’s forgotten relationship with Islam After Elizabeth I was excommunicated she began to build links with the Islamic world, which is reflected in some of Shakespeare’s plays
The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023 Colman Domingo wants theater like 'Fat Ham' to happen more Colman Domingo believes in paying it forward, literally, so he joined the producer team of the Broadway play, “Fat Ham.”