INSANE: 20 | Vintage Vibes

Shakespeare comes out on top at France's Molières theatre awards

The 33rd Molières French theatre awards, back after a two-year disruption due to Covid, awarded four trophies to Shakespeare's popular comedy "As You Like it".

Radio France Internationale · May 31, 2022

Winnie the Pooh horror film sees Pooh and Piglet kill and eat Eeyore as characters enter Public Domain

Thanks to A.A. Milne's copyright ending at the start of this year, Pooh and Piglet are now on a murderous rampage

Bristol Post · May 29, 2022

UK’s ‘strictest headmistress’ fears schools will stop teaching Shakespeare

Katharine Birbalsingh says move to decolonise English curriculum could mean Shakespeare replaced with black and female authors

The Guardian - UK · May 22, 2022

New evidence suggests Shakespeare may have stolen the plot of Cymbeline

Notes from a 1533 book put Sir Thomas North in the frame for one of the bard’s later plays

The Guardian - UK · Apr 24, 2022

St George's Day 2022: He wasn't England's first patron saint and 8 other facts

He wasn't English, never visited England and wasn't even the country's first patron saint, so who was St George? We reveal all

Chronicle Live · Apr 23, 2022

National Shakespeare Day: When was William Shakespeare born and when did he die?

Shakespeare is celebrated annually on April 23--the anniversary of both his birth and death

Evening Standard · Apr 23, 2022

Jerry Zezima: The sound of joking

At the risk of plagiarizing William Shakespeare, whose relatives can’t take me to court because he wanted to kill all the lawyers, I implore friends, Romans, countrymen and anybody who is not on the phone: Lend me your ears.

Tribune News Service · Apr 18, 2022

David Tennant to play Macbeth in new radio drama

He will be joined by Daniela Nardini as Lady Macbeth, Stuart McQuarrie as Banquo, and Alec Newman as Macduff.

The Independent UK · Apr 7, 2022

History is made: 10 new UK attractions for day trips and short breaks

From a Merseyside Shakespeare theatre to a Vagina Museum in east London, here are brand new or revamped visitor attractions to check out this year

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2022

Lynn Schmidt: Standing for values instead of personalities

William Shakespeare’s play “Romeo and Juliet” etched in the minds of people the world around the famous phrase, “What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet.” Shakespeare was making the point that calling someone or labeling something is arbitrary.…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Mar 16, 2022