William Shakespeare is 400 years dead as of April 23, but his heritage seems in excellent shape. His plays are loved, admired and endlessly produced; our greatest actors regularly turn down bags of ...

The film “Hamnet” — an adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s historical fiction novel of the same name — presents a grief-driven ...

Scholars have debated for centuries whether an earlier play shaped the version we know today. Here’s the evidence.

Southfield (CW50) - Most, if not all, of us know who William Shakespeare is, or at the very least we know something that he has written. His work has had an impact on the lives of many people ...

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 ...

LOS ANGELES — Jeremy Irons has a suggestion for “Downton Abbey” fans: Give William Shakespeare a try, too. Irons is among the prominent hosts of “Shakespeare Uncovered,” an inventive series tracing ...

Considering the fact that William Shakespeare is both one of the most influential and one of the most studied poets and writers of all time, his work is constantly being analyzed by academics all over ...

The organization overseeing museums celebrating English playwright William Shakespeare’s life is reportedly working to "decolonize" his legacy in the name of battling White supremacy. The Telegraph ...

“Every age,” writes Shakespeare scholar and cultural critic Marjorie Garber, “creates its own Shakespeare.” Our Shakespeare in the early 21st century seems to be the religious Shakespeare and, for ...

Shakespeare & Company announced its 2026 season featuring “Hamlet,” “Twelfth Night” and reimagined productions, including ...

A new theater company is taking root in Northwest Indiana. “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)” from Aug. 4-20 at M&M Theatre in Hobart marks Seedlings Theatre Company’s inaugural ...

LONDON — Things are not going well for the Countess of Salisbury. She has finally managed to turn away a rowdy group of Scots, led by their king, when the lustful king of England, Edward III, comes ...