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UNCOVERED: 5 - The Untold Story

25 Years Later, Shakespeare's Most Popular Revenge Epic Gets An Intoxicating Makeover

Riz Ahmed and Aneil Karia break down the gutsy changes that make their 'Hamlet' stand out.

Inverse · Apr 9

Peacock Just Quietly Released The Strangest Sci-Fi Drama Of The Year

'The Miniature Wife' is all over the place tonally, but manages to get its point across.

Inverse · Apr 9

‘Coke and booze didn’t help my creativity’: Joe Eszterhas on his wild times – and his supernatural, anti-woke Basic Instinct reboot

He was the screenwriting colossus behind Flashdance, Jagged Edge, Showgirls and more. Now clean, ‘Hollywood’s Shakespeare’ talks about today’s scared studios, his refugee trauma – and taking acid with Hunter S Thompson

The Guardian - UK · Apr 7

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33 years later, Denzel still shines in this star-studded Shakespeare adaptation — and you can stream it for free right now

I'm watching one of Denzel Washington's 52 movies every week this year, and this week, I'm reviewing "Much Ado About Nothing," a star-studded 1993 Shakespeare adaptation.

Tom’s Guide · Apr 4

Sadie Sink Wore That Dress on Purpose: The Claire Danes Prada Callback Nobody Saw Coming

The custom Prada gown Sadie Sink wore to her 'Romeo & Juliet' opening night was no coincidence. Here's the Claire Danes red carpet fashion story behind it.

Fashion Times · Apr 3

A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – a playful, punchy Shakespeare romcom made easy

The Unicorn and RSC’s accessible adaptation is at its best in comic set pieces – even if the pared-down plot still feels cluttered

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2

Romeo and Juliet review – overbearing directorial stamp saved by Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe’s chemistry

Young stars perfectly encapsulate the uncompromising nature of first love in Robert Icke’s production

The Guardian - UK · Mar 31

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'Forbidden Planet' at 70: Why the original sci-fi blockbuster is still out of this world

The movie that took Shakespeare to the stars, and wrote the blueprint for movie space opera.

Space · Mar 31

Monsters in the Archives by Caroline Bicks review – the writing secrets of Stephen King

A deep dive into the horror novelist’s archives reveals pedantry, penny-pinching, and a total redraft of Carrie

The Guardian - UK · Mar 30

Quotations quiz: can you spot what’s Shakespeare, Cantona or chatbot?

ChatGPT allegedly mangled some quotes in Matt Goodwin’s book, but which of these are correct or correctly attributed?

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28

From Hamlet at the Globe to Keir Starmer on SNL UK: the anarchic rise of George Fouracres

After years of skits and Shakespeare, the Black Country performer has found his biggest audience yet on Saturday Night Live UK. Phil Wang and others hail his ‘pure comedic instinct’

The Guardian - UK · Mar 27

Standard Theatre Awards winner Hayley Atwell: 'Winning for Shakespeare feels important'

Winner of the Natasha Richardson Award for Best Actress, Hayley Atwell still can’t believe the fun she had on Much Ado About Nothing

Evening Standard · Mar 26

William Shakespeare’s Romeo+Juliet review – Baz Luhrmann’s joyful tragedy is still extravagantly full of life

The 1990s love tragedy starring a young Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes is a tonic and a delight

The Guardian - UK · Mar 26

Standard Theatre Awards winner Rachel Zegler: ‘I told my agent, I know I can do it'

Rachel Zegler on winning Best Musical Performance for Evita at the 2025 Standard Theatre Awards

Evening Standard · Mar 26

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The Mary Sue · Mar 13

You Can Watch Ncuti Gatwa in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’ Free for the Next Week, so RUN!

This is how professional theatre should be!

BANG Premier · Mar 12

The Crown star Jane Lapotaire dead at 81

Jane Lapotaire - who played Princess Alice of Battenberg in Netflix's The Crown - died aged 81 on March 5.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12

Jane Lapotaire obituary

Stage and screen actor hailed for her work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and for her TV role as Marie Curie

The Guardian - UK · Mar 12

‘It feels like flying!’ Sadie Sink and Noah Jupe on child stardom, passion and the heady rush of Romeo and Juliet

Fresh from Stranger Things and Hamnet, the pair are surprised to find themselves playing Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers in the West End. They talk chemistry, dating apps – and what they’ve taught director Robert Icke

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The Independent UK · Mar 11

Why Hamnet should win Best Picture

THE BATTLE FOR BEST PICTURE: Chloé Zhao’s grief-stricken Shakespeare film is emotionally traumatising yet quietly extraordinary, argues Jessie Thompson, and more than worthy of taking home the biggest prize at this year’s Academy Awards

The Independent UK · Mar 10

Former Labour MP tells how Shakespeare helped him to speak again after stroke

Jonathan Ashworth originally feared he might never talk again

Evening Standard · Mar 10

Former MP recited Shakespeare to get his voice back after stroke

Jonathan Ashworth was made a CBE in a ceremony at Windsor Castle.

The Times of India · Mar 10

Warmonger, Expansionist, Freedom Crusher: Donald Trump is just like other US presidents – except for one thing

But perhaps the key to understanding why Trump behaves the way he does is because of where he sits. Trump, the former real estate developer, views the world as property. Gaza? A premium property just waiting to be rid of war. Greenland rich in resources that can help America. Venezuela?…

The Guardian - UK · Mar 8

Jack White: ‘I’m not going to put a painful thing out there for some idiot on the internet to stomp all over’

As a new book of his lyrics, poems and selected musings is published, the White Stripes’ singer, songwriter and general guitar hero reflects on poetry, politics and why writing a song is like reupholstering a chair

Barchart · Mar 5

Beware the IVES of March: Why This Rookie ETF May Be a Shakespearean Tragedy in the Making

I warned investors about the IVES ETF in September, and I feel no differently today. Here's why investors should avoid this AI fund.

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5

The RSC’s music cuts fundamentally diminish our experience of theatre

From Mendelssohn’s scherzo in A Midsummer Night’s Dream to Grieg’s Morning Mood from Peer Gynt, music composed for the theatre was never just ‘incidental’

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