The Black Theatre Troupe's production of THE AFRICAN COMPANY PRESENTS RICHARD III is a triumph: a vital and illuminating ...

As the child of a Kansas insurance salesman and church singer, Annette Bening didn’t seem like the type of person born for ...

Richard II starts performances this evening at the Bridge Theatre. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, Jonathan Bailey stars in the title role in the revival that plays until 10 May.

A SUDDEN population increase in Europe some 20,000 years ago forced our ancient human ancestors to battle it out over resources. And these early humans fought a fight so fierce, they even ate ...

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

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Richard III has long stood accused of murdering his nephews in 1483, but some experts doubt it. A new piece of evidence has ...

Actor Michael Patrick has just picked up an award for his unique portrayal of Shakespeare’s Richard III, which gives the play a fresh twist inspired by his own experience of living with motor neurone ...

As Donald Trump has gained fame and power, his rage at opponents and appetite for vengeance appear to have sharpened. A ...

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 ...

You may wish to sign up with Mark Van Doren, the great professor of English who lived from 1894 to 1972. In 1938, he wrote Shakespeare, which can be had in an edition from NYRB. The foreword is by ...

The year is 1821, and the Park Theatre, run by an impresario named Stephen Price, shuts down the Grove’s production twice, ...