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Helen Castor: ‘I’d rather not live in such interesting times’

The British historian on the drama and resonance of the lives of Richard II and Henry VI, the writers she most admires and the book she wishes she had written

The Guardian - UK

‘We went bankrupt and had to set up the explosives ourselves’: Ian McKellen and Richard Loncraine on making Richard III

‘The movie changed my life,’ says McKellen of the 1995 film. ‘If Bryan Singer hadn't seen it, he would never have asked me to be in X-Men’

The Guardian - UK

Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey star to play Richard II on London stage

Role will be actor’s most high-profile Shakespeare part to date

The Independent UK

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Bridgerton’s Jonathan Bailey to play Richard II on London stage

Nicholas Hytner has shared details of his forthcoming production, which will give the actor his highest profile Shakespeare role to date

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: David Suchet’s Poirot secrets, Oklahoma! and more

This month’s roundup includes the versatile actor’s 75th birthday show, Succession’s Harriet Walter playing Lorca’s matriarch and supreme showman Hugh Jackman in the classic musical

The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: The Little Big Things, David Tennant in Good and more

Musicals, Shakespeare and multiple versions of Nick Payne’s multiverse drama Constellations are among May’s digital theatre highlights

The Guardian - UK

‘People go, ‘queer, Black’, they don’t go deeper’: Tarell Alvin McCraney on his enduring play Choir Boy

The Oscar-winning co-writer of Moonlight is known for works on queerness and race. He thought his 2012 drama was a historical cautionary tale, but a new production has him musing on its continued relevance

The Guardian - UK

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Let’s hear it for England’s royals – and centuries of incompetence, criminality and failure

We’re often told the current crop lack the dignity that monarchy deserves. But what about the losers, adulterers and delusional brutes who came before?

The Guardian - UK

How many marks out of 10 does Charles deserve after his first year on the throne?

Let’s see: he has brought Andrew back into public life, managed to grow his hair longer and, er…

The Guardian - UK

The history of logos: how the logo became what it is today

We take a look back at the history of the logo, from its earliest origins to its possible futures.

Creative Bloq

Geoffrey Chaucer note asking for time off work identified as his handwriting

Exclusive: Document originally thought to be written by clerk on behalf of Canterbury Tales writer who worked as civil servant

The Guardian - UK

Richard II in a hot tub, Much Ado done anew: Canada’s Stratford festival puts shocks into Shakespeare

A disco king hits the dancefloor, Beatrice and Benedick’s romcom gets a feminist framing and Lear faces dystopia as the revered rep company returns in full force

The Guardian - UK

'We've seen jail car park where missing English king may be buried – and have doubts'

The historian who discovered Richard III's remains underneath a car park in Leicester reckons she's struck gold again at another car park – but fellow experts aren't too sure

Daily Mirror

Richard II by William Shakespeare: why 'the divine right of kings' (still) matters

What do you do with a bad king? And what do you do when that bad king is (allegedly) appointed by God?

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Coronation blunders Charles wants to avoid - red-faced trip, booed King and wife drama

It has been reported that plans for King Charles' Coronation are in chaos after a series of rehearsals have not gone so well - but blunders on Coronation day have happened before in the past, according to a leading royal historian

The Guardian - UK

Richard III review – Adjoa Andoh’s maverick reimagining drags

The actor and director pitches the antihero as a racial outsider. She is compelling, but he is an inconsistent character in a production leached of intrigue

Manchester Evening News

The Lakeland town named one of the 'best places to live' under two hours from Greater Manchester

Penrith was listed by The Sunday Times as one of the best places to live in the North West in 2023

Evening Standard

Ben Whishaw: We’re all more fluid than is really discussed

The role of the only male in Women Talking, a film about the awful things men do, required a rare talent. Enter Ben Whishaw, who tellsRichard Godwin about his nuanced take on modern masculinity, acting with the Queen and why the NHS is being ‘deliberately wrecked’

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The Guardian - UK

The best theatre to stream this month: Richard II, All of Us and more

Our roundup of drama to watch at home includes Sheridan Smith in Funny Girl, a festival of mime and a rock’n’roll panto

The Independent UK

Black Prince who changed course of English history may have died differently than previously believed

The death of Edward of Woodstock at the age of 45 in 1376 is said to have changed the course of English history

Crikey

Sydney Theatre Company’s butchery of The Tempest reveals how weak our commitment to difficult art has become

The STC has counterfeited Shakespeare to serve progressive ideology. In the process, it has created a self-serving apology for colonialism.

The Guardian - AU

The Tempest review – Shakespeare gets a radical edit from Sydney Theatre Company

Richard Roxburgh as Prospero and Guy Simon as Caliban are outstanding in Kip Williams’ latest production, which takes a revolutionary approach to the script

The Guardian - UK

Richard the Second review – an unfinished but promising production

Tangle Theatre’s dynamic five-actor staging features a dazzling debut from Daniel Rock

Nottingham Post

The hidden history of Nottingham King John's Palace ruins

The ruins were once a royal residency

The Guardian - UK

From King Charles III to King Lear: what theatre tells us about taking the throne

Mike Bartlett’s 2014 play anticipated a constitutional crisis, while playwrights including Shakespeare and Chekhov have shown how traumatic a transfer of power can be

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