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 ...

Forget Hamlet, Lear or Macbeth – the Bard saved his sharpest psychological insights and finest poetry for Richard II ...

To see or not to see? It’s definitely the former with these unmissable London Shakespeare plays ...

Irvin Matus The new reading room of the Folger Shakespeare Library is dominated by a huge painting of the sort that Oscar Wilde's Lady Bracknell migh ...

A classic set right here in Alabama, “The Watsons go to Birmingham” is a harrowing and heartwarming tale of family bonds at a ...

Shakespeare was prolific, with records of his first plays beginning to appear in 1594, from which time he produced roughly two a year until around 1611. His hard work quickly paid off, with signs ...

Shakespeare’s play highlights the flawed character of ... As a political leader, Richard III left a legacy in English history as one of England’s worst monarchs. That legacy includes his ...

but by the end of the play that bears his name, he’s dead and his cousin sits on his throne. This is the story of how Shakespeare used English history to ask still-relevant questions about ...

Play On Shakespeare has appointed a new Interim Executive Director, Taylor Bailey, and has announced a suite of new initiatives designed to support and celebrate contemporary explorations and ...

A UK university has bizarrely issued more than 200 trigger warnings on classic works by William Shakespeare — even flagging harmless things such as storms, extreme weather and “popping of ...

New production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” is an extraordinarily imaginative, disarmingly sincere and very funny love ...

The long-running free outdoor theater series featuring the work of The Bard promises a summer filled with romance, drama, and fantasy.