Shakespeare was a social entrepreneur and entertainer in a world riven by crises, and much can be learned from bringing him ...

The understudy cast includes Emma Bown, Martin Carroll, and Stephan Boyce. Richard II sees Shakespeare delve into themes of political power and authority, foregrounding on the contrast between the ...

Why stage Richard II in 2025? Perhaps, post-Brexit, because it kicks off Shakespeare’s eight-play retelling of the Wars of the Roses, a conflict which saw England so riven with internal division that ...

Thanks to the 16th-century worldview that we’ve inherited most powerfully through Shakespeare (read Kate Maltby’s review of Nicholas Hytner’s new production of Richard II here), Richard’s deposition ...

You don't get this much swagger by holding back your insults. Image via Wikipedia. William Shakespeare gave the English ...

He also won an Olivier Award for Sondehim musical Company, and is now returning to the stage to lead a new production of Shakespeare's history play Richard II. Bailey stars as the titular king ...

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For as long as there have been films, there have been movies based on Shakespeare ... including Henry IV, Henry V, Richard II, and The Merry Wives of Windsor, Chimes at Midnight sees Keith ...

The next documented event in Shakespeare’s life is his marriage ... Midsummer Night's Dream', 'The Merchant of Venice' and 'Richard II'. The tragedy, 'Romeo and Juliet', was also published ...

An Oxford researcher found a rare, handwritten variation of one of Shakespeare’s most famous love poems. About 400 years ago, its meaning might have been very different. By Amelia Nierenberg ...

Shakespeare may have a lot to say about love, but he also had no lack of words when it comes to a serious clapback. The man loved snappy banter and wicked wisecracks so much that his plays are a ...