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Dame Judi Dench and Sir Kenneth Branagh herd sheep after freeman ceremony

Dame Judi Dench and Sir Kenneth Branagh have received the honour of “freemen” of the town of Stratford-upon-Avon. The award-winning actors exercised their right to herd sheep along Sheep Street after they were bestowed with the title. The pair, who ...

22 Apr 2022 at 19:25

Ex-student told to read classics after terror conviction ‘enjoyed Shakespeare’

An ex-student who was told to read classic literature after being convicted of a terrorism offence has told the sentencing judge he “enjoyed Shakespeare more than Jane Austen”. Ben John, who police described as a white supremist with a neo-Nazi ...

06 Jan 2022 at 12:55

Portrait of Shakespeare said to be painted while Bard was alive goes on display

A portrait said to be the only signed and dated image of William Shakespeare created during his lifetime has gone on display in London. Its owner, who wishes to remain anonymous, is offering the piece for sale by private treaty – without an ...

16 Nov 2022 at 18:38

World

Shakespeare plays restricted in Florida schools due to ‘sexual content’

Students in a Florida school district will be reading only excerpts from William Shakespeare’s plays for class rather than the full texts under redesigned curriculum guides. The modified curriculum guides were developed, in part, to take ...

09 Aug 2023 at 13:07

Copies of first printed Shakespeare plays go on display for 400th anniversary

Three copies of the first printed edition of William Shakespeare’s plays will go on display in Scotland to mark 400 years since it was first published. The booklets will be available for viewing at the University of Glasgow, the ...

12 Feb 2023 at 10:04

News

Judi Dench voices trailer for Camilla’s first Reading Room literary festival

Dame Judi Dench reads from William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 in a trailer for the first festival from the Queen Consort’s literary charity. The one-day event at Hampton Court Palace will see The Queen’s Reading Room join forces ...

14 Apr 2023 at 17:10

First printed edition of Shakespeare’s plays to go on display

One of the first printed editions of William Shakespeare’s plays will go on rare display in London’s Guildhall Library to mark 400 years since it was published. The City of London Corporation will display the book for just ...

17 Apr 2023 at 15:28

Judi Dench and Helen Mirren to feature in BBC Shakespeare documentary

Oscar-winning actresses Dame Judi Dench and Dame Helen Mirren are to give an insight into William Shakespeare’s enduring legacy as part of a documentary celebrating his first published works. Shakespeare: Rise Of A Genius ...

11 Oct 2023 at 00:01

Entertainment

Royal Shakespeare Company reopens theatre with play about the bard’s family life

The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) will reopen a theatre with a new play about the inner working of the famous playwright’s family life. The best-selling Hamnet book by Maggie O’Farrell will be adapted to run at the ...

08 Nov 2022 at 12:15

Copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio worth up to £2 million to go up for auction

An original copy of William Shakespeare’s First Folio worth up to 2.5 million dollars (£2 million) is set to go under the hammer next month. The book, which was printed almost 400 years ago, is one of under 20 left ...

09 Jun 2022 at 14:13

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo open Shakespeare’s Macbeth in the West End

David Tennant and Cush Jumbo have returned to their roles in Macbeth for the opening night in London’s West End. The acting pair staged the William Shakespeare play at the Donmar Warehouse earlier this year, ...

08 Oct 2024 at 22:32

Monkeys will never be able to write Shakespeare’s entire works, study finds

Monkeys will never have the capacity to write the complete works of William Shakespeare, a study has found. It challenges the long-held theory of probability that, given an infinite period of time, monkeys ...

02 Nov 2024 at 09:52

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