Putting those pieces of information together, a not-insignificant number of literary historians have argued Hamlet — about a grief-mad prince, torching his life and kingdom after seeing the ghost of ...

O’Farrell subtitled her book A Novel of the Plague, and the story is tinged with death at every turn; the premise, which she ...

As she watches the play “Hamlet” for the first time, Shakespeare’s grief-stricken wife begs to know what this work of fiction ...

Frankenstein' star Jacob Elordi and 'Marty Supreme' actress Gwyneth Paltrow join forces for Actors on Actors and discuss the ...

There’s a brilliant moment in the BBC comedy Upstart Crow when Shakespeare – played by David Mitchell – defends his work as a comic writer by saying, ‘If you do your research my stuff is actually ...

The Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey has revealed the cast of a seasonal scripts-in-hand presentation titled Merry, Merry ...

It’s a brave theatregoer who attends an outdoor production at this time of year, but Shakespeare’s Globe has gone all-out on a beautiful, brand-new musical brimming with enough fun and magic to warm ...

Author Cash Onadele advocates replacing Shakespeare with African writers in Nigeria's curriculum to empower youth and foster ...

Based on Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, Chloe Zhao’s Hamnet explores the family heartbreak and loss that inspired Shakespeare’s ...

A silver screen adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel is a bruising backstory of the Bard’s towering tragedy.

Is the 2025 film ‘Hamnet’ a true story? What history reveals about Hamnet Shakespeare, his tragic death at 11, and how he may ...

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