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You don't even have to go to Stratford to pick up a piece of history

Erica Whyman will also direct a new musical about Joan Littlewood by Sam Kenyon

Antony Sher is a colossal force as King Lear in the RSC's production

A Harry Potter star returns to the stage and Kenneth Branagh stars as a failing music-hall performer

The Prince of Wales will be part of the Shakespeare 400 celebrations

David Tennant hosts the live TV broadcast on 23 April

Read an exclusive extract from Facing the Fear a new book about stage fright by Bella Merlin

Matt Trueman looks at what we need to do if we're serious about gender parity

We'll see Ian McKellen's Richard III on film and Benedict Cumberbatch's on the small screen this year, but Thomas Jolly's is the stand out performance

The likes of Dominic West and Joanna Lumley have all appeared at the theatres over the years

Casting has been announced for the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2016 shows Cymbeline and King Lear

The RSC's winter 2016 season has been announced