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

Unusual Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching.

A new production of Henry V has been called a ‘woke King Harry’ – but Englishness has always been complex

However, he admits he has 'no f**king idea' why his show, Mrs Browns Boys, has become such a big hit after he spent years slogging away before that

They have suffered vicious abuse and ugly trolling, but the team behind the Globe’s Shakespeare and Race festival tell our writer why their work feels more urgent than ever

Whether you viewed it as a fresh front in the culture wars or merely a tempest in a teacup, the recent controversy over a shift in funding for the Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand was more evidence the country’s national culture is undergoing something of an identity crisis.

The actress suggested that the drama should carry a health warning about its imperfect connection to reality

Halloween is a time to embrace all that is disgusting, from bloody slasher films to haunted houses full of fake guts and gore.

There are some impressive performances across the board