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A love of Shakespeare is one reason to accept an honour. What’s everyone else’s excuse?

Actors aside, only the foolhardy can now say yes to a gong in the debased era of Liz Truss and Boris Johnson

The Guardian - UK

Astonishing adaptation of Macbeth reimagines Shakespeare's 'Scottish play'

ZINNIE Harris is one of Scotland’s most accomplished playwrights.

The National (Scotland)

Edinburgh hotel apologises as receptionist makes guest 'almost feel guilty'

A disgruntled hotel guest left a seething review after staying in a four star hotel in Edinburgh. The owner was quick to apologise after staff made her 'almost feel guilty'

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All hail Netflix's African Queens Njinga

Narrated by Jada Pinkett Smith, Netflix's hybrid docuseries highlights how much history Hollywood tends to ignores

Salon

Regional theatres are on their knees – support your local one

Covid cut off the communal experience of live performance and venues have taken a battering. Let’s return and reconnect

The Guardian - UK

Tiny notebook by ‘first Shakespeare geek’ to go on show in Stratford

Crammed with minuscule writing, manuscript is seen as earliest ‘proper reader’s response’ to first folio

The Guardian - UK

The Tempest review – Alex Kingston is a magnificent Prospero

Climate catastrophe and power struggles dominate Elizabeth Freestone’s RSC interpretation of Shakespeare’s play

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Rose Ayling-Ellis’s Shakespeare show upset by a ‘shocking anti-deaf’ rant

‘I’m being discriminated against’ the audience member shouted

Evening Standard

Poem of the week: Sonnet 105 by William Shakespeare

In this meditative poem, it feels as if the poet is addressing himself rather than flourishing words for a beloved

The Guardian - UK

Strictly's Rose Ayling-Ellis shocked by angry man interrupting stage show "screaming" about discrimination

The former EastEnders star and other cast members are using British Sign Language as part of their performance

Manchester Evening News

Frances McDormand’s 10 best performances – ranked!

Shortly to be seen on our screens in Women Talking, the actor is enjoying a fruitful – and Oscar-hauling – career third act, creating work that is empathic, political, and often doesn’t look like acting at all

The Guardian - UK

What we mean when we talk about romantic comedies

“Death to romantic love”, declared a celebration of a feminist Valentine’s Day promoted by a group of students on posters visible in Zaragoza (Spain) in the days leading up to 14 February 2020.

The Conversation

All the (open) world’s a stage: how the video game Fallout became a backdrop for live Shakespeare shows

Free to roam through the post-apocalyptic game, one intrepid group has taken to performing the Bard. They have found an intent new audience, as well as the odd mutant scorpion

The Guardian - UK

Jacinda Ardern's resignation: gender and the toll of strong, compassionate leadership

“Uneasy is the head that wears the crown”, wrote Shakespeare, way back in the 1500s. It’s not a new idea that top-level leadership jobs are intensely stressful and pose a heavy toll. Extended periods of stress are known to put people at risk of burnout.

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The Guardian - UK

Top 10 books about family secrets

Lies told and truths hidden give compelling life to fiction and memoir by authors from Maggie O’Farrell to Ocean Vuong and Claire Keegan

Evening Standard

Boris Johnson’s delayed Shakespeare book: To be or not to be?

His newly announced memoir threatens another delay

Chicago Sun-Times

Fest offers puppet renditions of ‘Moby Dick,’ ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘Hamlet’ and more

At Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival, fans of the art form have a rare chance to see visiting troupes from around the world.

The New Daily

Anecdotes galore from Prince Harry’s Spare as global media blitz ends on late-night US talk show

Bombshell anecdotes and stories from Prince Harry in his memoir Spare, as media blitz ends in late-night US talk show

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Liverpool Echo

Bridgerton star Adjoa Andoh happy to be a 'gateway drug' for audiences

The actress plays fan favourite Lady Danbury in the hit Netflix series

The Independent UK

The best theatre to see in 2023, from A Little Life to The Pillowman

‘A Little Life’ comes to the stage, Sheridan Smith and Lily Allen return to the West End, and ‘The Merchant of Venice’ is transported to 1930s Cable Street – we bring you our guide to 2023’s most exciting theatre

Newcastle Herald

How Shakespeare's works were used for medicine

Topics: Shakespeare used for medicine and A Midsummer Night's Dream in Newcastle.

Evening Standard

Rose Ayling-Ellis says play in which she makes West End debut ‘sets benchmark for inclusivity on stage’

Exclusive: The EastEnders star and Strictly champ makes her West End debut in director Josie Rourke’s retelling of Shakespeare’s As You Like It

The Guardian - UK

As You Like It review – Josie Rourke leads us into the liberating delight of Arden

Martha Plimpton and the whole ensemble shine in a production of Shakespeare’s nuanced romance interwoven with sign language and song

Tribune News Service

'Empire of Light' review: Olivia Colman shines in this Sam Mendes drama

The Shakespeare quote "Find where light in darkness lies" is painted on the lobby wall at the Empire, a handsomely fading 1930s cineplex that faces the sea in a small British town. The setting is the heart of Sam Mendes' drama "Empire of Light," and the quote feels appropriate for…

The Guardian - UK

Shakespeare’s woman, Harry’s disguise, and what on earth is ‘goblin mode’ – take the Thursday quiz

Fifteen questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes every Thursday. How will you fare?

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