The life story of Leonardo (1452–1519), one of history’s most extraordinary intellects and artistic geniuses, always stirs ...

Is the Bard being cancelled? That's the fear in the US where his plays are increasingly rarely staged and suffering a backlash from race and gender campaigners and students.

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In the nineteen-eighties and nineties, the actor, writer, and director ushered in a Golden Era of Shakespeare plays on film ...

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During the pandemic, two out-of-work actors decided to mount a Shakespeare adaptation within the blocky, sun-kissed world of ...

Thanks to his long and fruitful partnership with director Martin Scorsese, too many people think of Robert De Niro as a tough ...

During lockdown, an out-of-work actor discovered a venue within the bestselling game and decided to put on Shakespeare’s ...

Actors are often overwhelmed by complex text. This workshop will dispel those fears and give you simple practical exercises which render the text more and more understandable and actable.

Cinematic history is bursting with adaptations of William Shakespeare. These films usually fall into three categories. The first is faithful recreations, period-accurate translations of the bard’s ...

Hulu subscribers should consider themselves very fortunate for the last few months when the streamer barely lost any titles at all. That’s rare for any streaming service, much less with a robust ...

Shakespeare's influence extends far beyond the realm of literature and theatre. His works have been quoted and adapted to ...