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

Hamnet author Maggie O'Farrell says the Irish actor "stood out a mile" long before break out Normal People role.

Illustration of Shakespeare reciting "Hamlet" to his family in Stratford-upon-Avon. People rarely argue over the question, “Who is the greatest writer of all time?” Even though several literary ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Since Shakespeare’s time, some critics and scholars have been unable to believe that a country boy from ...

Starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, Hamnet examines the devastating impact of the death of Agnes and William’s son and ...

William Shakespeare, the 'Bard of Avon,' born in 1564, remains an unparalleled literary giant. His prolific career yielded 39 ...

"She was what I understand a woman to be", says Buckley on playing Shakespeare's wife and the mother of their son Hamnet.

Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles at swing in a scene from the film "10 Things I Hate About You," 1999. "All the world's a stage" and sometimes a film set. Whether you frequent Shakespeare Festivals or ...

When they were originally produced in the 1600s, many of William Shakespeare’s plays were performed in an open-air amphitheater called The Globe in London. We can still see blue skies when we watch ...

LONDON — A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works is expected to sell for up to 4.5 million pounds ($6 million) at auction next month. Sotheby’s auction house ...

He was the greatest Western playwright of all time. His plays are still burned in our cultural memory and performed the world over. But William Shakespeare (1564-1616), the man, has remained an ...