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the tempest review - a new spin on an old play

the tempest review - a new spin on an old play

Northern Stage,Newcastle upon TyneShakespeare’s tale is relocated to a laundry room in this...


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this sceptic isle would most displease pro europe...

this sceptic isle would most displease pro europe...

The bard would not have pondered whether to Brexit or not to Brexit,His plays showed his esteem for...


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unmasking the past in shakespeare s plays |...

unmasking the past in shakespeare s plays |...

Jonathan Bate (Umasked,G2, 21 April) tracks Shakespeare’s storytelling of “the conventional, and...


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the guardian view on shakespeare s 400th...

the guardian view on shakespeare s 400th...

The Bard was the best of us,so to mark four centuries since his death we should make a resolution to...


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shakespeares last act: a torrent of twisted...

shakespeares last act: a torrent of twisted...

Thinker,lover, father, or King’s man … to mark the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death,much...


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is this the real model for othello?

is this the real model for othello?

The Moroccan ambassador to Elizabethan London who has striking similarities to Shakespeare’s noble...


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shakespeare 400: what to see and where to go

shakespeare 400: what to see and where to go

Ivo van Hove’s mesmerising Kings of War,the return of Filter’s Midsummer Night’s Dream and a...


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in defence of shakespeare s difficult bits | tom...

in defence of shakespeare s difficult bits | tom...

The Globe theatre’s recent head risks killing the bard’s poetry whether she smooths his language...


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cymbeline, the first folio and a spidery hand |...

cymbeline, the first folio and a spidery hand |...

Rowland Wymer (Letters,18 December) refers to original sources which would logically lead to...


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war, migration and revenge: shakespeare is the...

war, migration and revenge: shakespeare is the...

From Hamlet in Syrian refugee camps to Macbeth in Kolkata,the plays contain a resonance far beyond...


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how are you going to celebrate shakespeares...

how are you going to celebrate shakespeares...

Karaokes,baking and hip-hop: there are plenty of ways to mark the 400th anniversary of the bard’s...


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thus with a kiss i die: could pufferfish be the...

thus with a kiss i die: could pufferfish be the...

In celebration of the Bard,let’s forensically examine the curious substance that gave Juliet the...


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when a picture is worth a thousand words | letters

when a picture is worth a thousand words | letters

Martin Rowson cartoon | Letters page online | ‘In my intellect’s eye’ | Recipe corrections |...


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ten ways in which shakespeare changed the world

ten ways in which shakespeare changed the world

This week marks 400 years since the death of our national poet. And yet his characters,the worlds he...


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secret lives of women who broke taboo to act in...

secret lives of women who broke taboo to act in...

They were rarities in Restoration theatre. But,as a new exhibition shows, the Bard’s first...


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john russell brown obituary

john russell brown obituary

Eminent Shakespearean scholar and theatre director who advocated the primacy of the playwright’s...


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shakespeare live! was a bold and innovative...

shakespeare live! was a bold and innovative...

distinguished names brought the Bard’s finest scenes to lifeShakespeare,inimitable in so many...


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shakespeare isnt a heritage industry - we must...

shakespeare isnt a heritage industry - we must...

Shakespeare is now more approved abroad than in the UK,thanks in part to a government keen to...


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hes the real thing: how shakespeare influenced the...

hes the real thing: how shakespeare influenced the...

From Abraham Lincoln to Coca-Cola,the Folger Shakespeare Library shows how the Bard and his plays...


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william shakespeares will featuring his last...

william shakespeares will featuring his last...

Exhibition of playwright’s document on display at Somerset House,London, to brand the 400th...


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margot robbie is rethinking shakespeare s women....

margot robbie is rethinking shakespeare s women....

From Ophelia to Desdemona,female characters obey tired stereotypes. This TV series will bring a...


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william shakespeare s dodgy dealing father  helped...

william shakespeare s dodgy dealing father helped...

Playwright’s rags-to-riches story exposed as a myth by new research into Shakespeare family’s...


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selfies, puns and codpieces galore at the...

selfies, puns and codpieces galore at the...

There was entertainment for scholars and humble players alike as Stratford-upon-Avon marked the...


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shakespeare better understood in china, mexico and...

shakespeare better understood in china, mexico and...

Survey of 18000 people in 15 countries suggests Shakespeare more common in Mexico,more relevant in...


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shady dealings of william shakespeare s father ...

shady dealings of william shakespeare s father ...

Research into family finances gives fresh insight into the playwright’s early life storyThe story...


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worlds elsewhere review - the bard abroad

worlds elsewhere review - the bard abroad

How does Shakespeare disappear down in Gdansk? Andrew Dickson’s quest to degree the global impact...


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site of shakespeares grand stratford home to open...

site of shakespeares grand stratford home to open...

Playwright’s unusual site mansion,which was demolished in 1759, is re-imagined following major...


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stage, screen - and ship? show charts history of...

stage, screen - and ship? show charts history of...

British Library exhibition ranges from 17th-century captain’s log of Hamlet at sea to David...


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shakespeares school to open to visitors to...

shakespeares school to open to visitors to...

The still-functioning school in Stratford-upon-Avon opens its doors after a £1.8m restorationThe...


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shakespeares skull probably stolen by grave...

shakespeares skull probably stolen by grave...

Radar scan of Bard’s grave for Channel 4 documentary shows his head appears to be lost – but it...


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shakespeares 400th anniversary: man of stratford...

shakespeares 400th anniversary: man of stratford...

Death of most performed playwright in the world to be marked in Stratford-on-Avon,London and across...


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happy bard day: how the us celebrates shakespeare,...

happy bard day: how the us celebrates shakespeare,...

Chicago has a yearlong festival,but there are lots of other celebrations across the US, including a...


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shakespeare s greatest achievement is that he...

shakespeare s greatest achievement is that he...

The Bard is there in the way we speak,the jokes we tell and even the way we imagine our countryIf...


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play to explore alleged romance between...

play to explore alleged romance between...

Nick Dear’s new work will delve into mysterious relationship between the Bard and his...


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bbcs shakespeare festival aims to make the bard...

bbcs shakespeare festival aims to make the bard...

From a variety reveal hosted by David Tennant to comedy shows and film adaptions,BBC festival marks...


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popeye, klingons and john lennon: the weirdest...

popeye, klingons and john lennon: the weirdest...

His name may not appear in the credits,but the playwright has inspired some unlikely renditions of...


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i can prove that william shakespeare is buried in...

i can prove that william shakespeare is buried in...

Alexander Waugh says secret clues confirm that author of world-eminent plays was Edward de Vere,who...


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the bards the star: kenneth branagh brings...

the bards the star: kenneth branagh brings...

Actor and director to be public face of Film London,which aims to celebrate playwright’s 400th...


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shakespeare north theatre plans given go ahead

shakespeare north theatre plans given go ahead

£19m Jacobean theatre to be built in Prescot,Knowsley, where Shakespeare is thought to have...


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shakespeare first folio discovered at stately home...

shakespeare first folio discovered at stately home...

scarce book containing 36 plays published in 1623 had been in library at Mount Stuart on Isle of...


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the world s a stage: short films mark anniversary...

the world s a stage: short films mark anniversary...

Peter Capaldi,Ruth Wilson and Dominic West among actors in short films of Shakespeare’s plays to...


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judi dench to be in countryfiles shakespeare...

judi dench to be in countryfiles shakespeare...

BBC1 to mark 400th anniversary of bard’s death on Sunday with special show featuring veteran...


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baby, oh or romeo? young people know bieber better...

baby, oh or romeo? young people know bieber better...

Justin Bieber’s lyrics are more recognisable to under-25s in the UK than classic lines from the...


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