Arts editor Nina Nannar speaks to the director and stars of the film, which tells the largely unknown story of William ...

William Shakespeare needs no introduction. It is impossible to imagine English literature without this literary giant.

Chloe Zhao’s stupendous film Hamnet does not purport to be a true story. It is not even necessarily based on a true story. The Oscar contender, starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, is as much a ...

In the final act of “The Tempest,” the wizardly Prospero may have drowned his book of spells. But of making books about Shakespeare there is no end. In particular, a set of questions about the ...

Hamnet Shakespeare was the only son of William Shakespeare, and almost everything known about him comes from sparse parish records, fueling centuries of speculation about his short life and his ...

Looking to brush up your Shakespeare? Though they were written over 400 years ago, the plays of Shakespeare continue to enthrall readers and theater enthusiasts alike. Let BroadwayWorld be your guide ...

Cinema’s fascination with The Bard falls into a couple of composite lanes: reverent biopic, speculative, and outright fantasy. The best examples don’t try to solve mysteries or answer historical ...

The document suggests that Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway had more of a shared life than previously thought. Illustration of William Shakespeare leaving home, bidding farewell to his wife, ...

If you’ve read and loved Maggie O’Farrell’s 2020 novel, Hamnet will be high on your new year’s viewing list. And Chloé Zhao’s ...