He’s the most performed playwright in history. But which of William Shakespeare’s plays do twenty-first century Brits actually like the most? Back in 2016, we marked the celebrations around ...

There were also those who believed that watching a play was a lazy pastime, and that people should be at work instead. Acting companies were often named after their patron. Shakespeare was part of ...

It's a classic children's story by Hans Christian Andersen – but also a dark fairytale covering themes of pride and vanity. So, when the Royal Shakespeare Company decided to stage The Red Shoes ...

Children from one primary school appeared ... been deciphering the word - meaning made lazy or idle - in one of Shakespeare's plays. Now she was using it correctly, to emphasise how exhausted ...

This year, we’re spoilt for choice with the number of Shakespeare plays to see across the UK. Whether it’s in the historic Globe Theatre, his birthplace Stratford-upon-Avon or on tour ...

From timeless tragedies to laugh-out-loud comedies, these movies based on Shakespeare's plays give the Bard's classics a fresh twist. Featuring stars like Julia Stiles, Keanu Reeves and Natalie ...

There are always fantastic Shakespeare plays in London, just as there were 400 years ago, from dedicated venues and companies such as Shakespeare’s Globe and the Royal Shakespeare Company ...

(JTA) — A popular British children’s author omitted “The Merchant of Venice” from his adaptation of William Shakespeare plays for young audiences. One reason: anti-Semitism. “Yes ...