Marcus Garvey. Mathis writes that Garvey’s philosophy was hugely influential in the early life of Moore, who became an ...

Chloe Zhao and Maggie O'Farrell talk about co-writing the movie 'Hamnet': One was chaotic, the other was organized ...

Some theories suggest that poet and playwright William Shakespeare was not the real author of his famous works, including ...

William Shakespeare. The name itself brings to mind dusty textbooks, actors in tights, and maybe a high school English class ...

Remarkably few movies have taken a look at the life of the Bard. With the release of 'Hamnet,' we look back on three past ...

The belief that his son’s death inspired Shakespeare to write Hamlet is itself inspired by an enduring, compelling, and highly questionable theory.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s new production of “Much Ado About Nothing,” Shakespeare’s wittiest comedy, is a most delightful experience: warm-centered, unpretentious of conceit, caring for its ...

The portrait hung above the Wadlow family’s television set for 50 years. While watching a program about William Shakespeare, Peter Wadlow realized that the painting might also be of the famous ...

I know what you're thinking: Shakespeare, ugh! Is this one of those take-your-medicine, eat-your-spinach, good-for-you stories I should watch but really don't WANT to watch? Well, fear not! Ira Glass, ...

Summer is almost here, so gather up your snacks and picnic blankets, and get ready for the 15th annual New Mexico Shakespeare Festival. The festival opens on Friday, June 6, with a new production of ...

LONDON — Fresh analysis by a British scholar of a long-forgotten fragment of a letter addressed to the “Good Mrs Shakspaire” suggests that the renowned playwright William Shakespeare might not have ...