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Molly Osborne to join Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in Othello on Broadway

Molly Osborne to join Denzel Washington and Jake Gyllenhaal in Othello on Broadway

<em>Henry VIII</em> at Shakespeare's Globe – review

Henry VIII at Shakespeare's Globe – review

14 Broadway shows we need in the UK

14 Broadway shows we need in the UK

Amber Gray to play Banquo in <em>Macbeth</em> with Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga on Broadway

Amber Gray to play Banquo in Macbeth with Daniel Craig and Ruth Negga on Broadway

Keala Settle to join <em>& Juliet</em> as show announces new cast plans

Keala Settle to join & Juliet as show announces new cast plans

Sheffield Theatres announce 50th anniversary season

Sheffield Theatres announce 50th anniversary season

<em>& Juliet</em> releases new production photos for second birthday

& Juliet releases new production photos for second birthday

<em>Metamorphoses</em> at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse – review

Metamorphoses at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse – review

<em>& Juliet</em> reopens in the West End: Max Martin celebrates and the cast take their first bows

& Juliet reopens in the West End: Max Martin celebrates and the cast take their first bows

<em>& Juliet</em> extends West End run to summer 2022

& Juliet extends West End run to summer 2022

New <em>& Juliet</em> cast members announced for musical's West End return

New & Juliet cast members announced for musical's West End return

Dominic Dromgoole and Richard Bean team up on <em>Folio</em> film

Dominic Dromgoole and Richard Bean team up on Folio film

<em>& Juliet</em> announces plans to reopen in the West End in September

& Juliet announces plans to reopen in the West End in September

<em>& Juliet</em> extends West End run to 2022, sets May 2021 return date

& Juliet extends West End run to 2022, sets May 2021 return date

Second person to receive Covid vaccine named William Shakespeare – Twitter has pun-heavy response

Second person to receive Covid vaccine named William Shakespeare – Twitter has pun-heavy response

BBC reveals dates and times for festive programming including Mischief and <em>Uncle Vanya</em>

BBC reveals dates and times for festive programming including Mischief and Uncle Vanya

Sam Tutty and Emily Redpath to star in <em>Romeo and Juliet</em> film

Sam Tutty and Emily Redpath to star in Romeo and Juliet film

<em>& Juliet</em> to perform on <em>Strictly Come Dancing</em>

& Juliet to perform on Strictly Come Dancing

BBC announces Christmas line-up including <em>The Goes Wrong Show</em>, <em>Upstart Crow</em> and <em>The Red Shoes</em>

BBC announces Christmas line-up including The Goes Wrong Show, Upstart Crow and The Red Shoes

Test your theatre knowledge: Summer on stage

Test your theatre knowledge: Summer on stage

Rose Theatre Kingston launches poetry reading series featuring Christopher Eccleston, Angellica Bell and more

Rose Theatre Kingston launches poetry reading series featuring Christopher Eccleston, Angellica Bell and more

Quiz: Can you remember the plot of Shakespeare's <em>Macbeth</em>?

Quiz: Can you remember the plot of Shakespeare's Macbeth?

RSC launches #ShareYourShakespeare project to mark Shakespeare's birthday

RSC launches #ShareYourShakespeare project to mark Shakespeare's birthday

The RSC's original home was born in the ashes of a crisis – with the help of a woman unable to vote

The RSC's original home was born in the ashes of a crisis – with the help of a woman unable to vote

Review: <em>Coriolanus</em> (Sheffield Theatres)

Review: Coriolanus (Sheffield Theatres)

Birmingham Rep announces Sean Foley's first season as artistic director including <em>Something Rotten!</em> UK premiere

Birmingham Rep announces Sean Foley's first season as artistic director including Something Rotten! UK premiere

Was <em>The Upstart Crow</em> in the West End the critics' food of love, or the winter of their discontent?

Review Round-Ups

Was The Upstart Crow in the West End the critics' food of love, or the winter of their discontent?

Review: <em>The Taming of the Shrew</em> (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

Review: The Taming of the Shrew (Sam Wanamaker Playhouse)

<em>& Juliet</em> to host West End sing-a-long performance this spring

& Juliet to host West End sing-a-long performance this spring

RSC's <em>The Comedy of Errors</em> cast joining Miles Jupp announced

RSC's The Comedy of Errors cast joining Miles Jupp announced

Queen's Theatre Hornchurch spring 2020 season announced

Queen's Theatre Hornchurch spring 2020 season announced

Review: <em>Much Ado About Nothing</em> (Tobacco Factory)

Review: Much Ado About Nothing (Tobacco Factory)

Review: <em>Macbeth</em> (Chichester Festival Theatre)

Review: Macbeth (Chichester Festival Theatre)

Review: <em>King John</em> (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon)

Review: King John (Swan Theatre, Stratford-upon-Avon)

<em>Upstart Crow</em> to run in the West End with David Mitchell and Gemma Whelan

Upstart Crow to run in the West End with David Mitchell and Gemma Whelan

Review: <em>Macbeth</em> (Royal Exchange, Manchester)

Review: Macbeth (Royal Exchange, Manchester)

Actors announced for rep season at New Wimbledon Studio

Actors announced for rep season at New Wimbledon Studio

Casting announced for <em>Daddy Long Legs</em> at The Barn Theatre

Casting announced for Daddy Long Legs at The Barn Theatre

Competition: win a copy of <em>All Is True</em> starring Kenneth Branagh on DVD

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Competition: win a copy of All Is True starring Kenneth Branagh on DVD

Review: <em>West Side Story</em> (Royal Exchange, Manchester)

Review: West Side Story (Royal Exchange, Manchester)

20 incredible facts about theatre that you won't believe are true

20 incredible facts about theatre that you won't believe are true

Shakespeare's Rose Theatre to open second venue at Oxford's Blenheim Palace

Shakespeare's Rose Theatre to open second venue at Oxford's Blenheim Palace

Is this a real Shakespeare quote or a fake?

Is this a real Shakespeare quote or a fake?

<em>Shakespeare in Love</em> casting announced for UK tour

Shakespeare in Love casting announced for UK tour

<em>The Winter's Tale</em> at Shakespeare's Globe to be broadcast to cinemas

The Winter's Tale at Shakespeare's Globe to be broadcast to cinemas

Charity Wakefield to play Shakespeare in the Globe's <em>Emilia</em>

Charity Wakefield to play Shakespeare in the Globe's Emilia

What to watch: best theatre to see this week

What to watch: best theatre to see this week

To see or not to see: what did critics think about Michelle Terry's <em>Hamlet</em> at Shakespeare's Globe?

Review Round-Ups

To see or not to see: what did critics think about Michelle Terry's Hamlet at Shakespeare's Globe?

Shakespeare's Globe <em>The Winter's Tale</em> casting announced

Shakespeare's Globe The Winter's Tale casting announced

Hayley Atwell and Jack Lowden to star in <em>Measure for Measure</em> as Donmar Warehouse announces new productions

Hayley Atwell and Jack Lowden to star in Measure for Measure as Donmar Warehouse announces new productions

5 Shakespeare-themed cocktails to celebrate the Bard's birthday

5 Shakespeare-themed cocktails to celebrate the Bard's birthday

Revealed: The nation's favourite Shakespeare play

Revealed: The nation's favourite Shakespeare play

Poll: What is the nation's favourite Shakespeare play?

Poll: What is the nation's favourite Shakespeare play?

Trevor Nunn: 'If I wasn't a director for a job, I would do it as a hobby'

Trevor Nunn: 'If I wasn't a director for a job, I would do it as a hobby'

Shakespeare's Birthplace to be sold again at 'auction'

Shakespeare's Birthplace to be sold again at 'auction'

Your favourite Shakespeare lovers revealed

Your favourite Shakespeare lovers revealed

Poll: Who is your favourite Shakespearean couple?

Poll: Who is your favourite Shakespearean couple?

Top 5 theatre openings this week: 19 – 25 September

Top 5 theatre openings this week: 19 – 25 September

Mark Norfolk: It took three years to create all-black <em>Hamlet</em>

Mark Norfolk: It took three years to create all-black Hamlet

Review: <em>Always Orange</em>/<em>Fall of the Kingdom, Rise of the Foot Soldier</em> (RSC)

Review: Always Orange/Fall of the Kingdom, Rise of the Foot Soldier (RSC)

90 Seconds With: <em>The Two Gentlemen of Verona</em> director Nick Bagnall

90 Seconds With: The Two Gentlemen of Verona director Nick Bagnall

In pictures: <em>The Donkey Show</em>

In pictures: The Donkey Show

First look at <em>The Donkey Show</em>

First look at The Donkey Show

Work begins on Shakespeare playhouse excavation

Work begins on Shakespeare playhouse excavation

What's it like to work where Shakespeare is buried?

What's it like to work where Shakespeare is buried?

Four things you didn't know about Shakespeare's Birthplace

Four things you didn't know about Shakespeare's Birthplace

Benedict Cumberbatch, Helen Mirren and more join <em>Shakespeare Live!</em> line up

Benedict Cumberbatch, Helen Mirren and more join Shakespeare Live! line up

Theatre's original celebrities

Theatre's original celebrities

The Big Fat Shakespeare Quiz

The Big Fat Shakespeare Quiz

The Bard meets Miley Cyrus – the best of 15 Second Shakespeare

The Bard meets Miley Cyrus – the best of 15 Second Shakespeare

RSC announce 400th anniversary spring/summer season

RSC announce 400th anniversary spring/summer season

Casting announced for <em>Romeo and Juliet</em> at the Crucible

Casting announced for Romeo and Juliet at the Crucible

Quiz: Which Shakespeare Play Are You?

Quiz: Which Shakespeare Play Are You?

David Tennant to host BBC Shakespeare celebration

David Tennant to host BBC Shakespeare celebration

Macbeth (Tour)

Macbeth (Tour)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Liverpool Everyman)

A Midsummer Night's Dream (Liverpool Everyman)

Editor's Blog: Let's hear it for Shakespeare's Globe

Editor's Blog: Let's hear it for Shakespeare's Globe

Propeller to host symposium on Shakespeare and <em>Edward III</em>

Propeller to host symposium on Shakespeare and Edward III

Brian Blessed: 'I look on Lear as an Everest, an adventure'

Brian Blessed: 'I look on Lear as an Everest, an adventure'

Mel Giedroyc and Steve Furst host 15th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards Concert

Mel Giedroyc and Steve Furst host 15th Annual WhatsOnStage Awards Concert

First look at Ian McDiarmid and cast in rehearsal for <em>The Merchant of Venice</em>

First look at Ian McDiarmid and cast in rehearsal for The Merchant of Venice

Kingston Rose announces 2015 season

Kingston Rose announces 2015 season

Romeo & Juliet (Sherman Cyrmu)

Romeo & Juliet (Sherman Cyrmu)

Cressida Cowell chats about <em>Emily Brown and the King</em>

Cressida Cowell chats about Emily Brown and the King

Postcards from <em>Hamlet Globe-to-Globe</em>: Barbados

Postcards from Hamlet Globe-to-Globe: Barbados

Postcards from <em>Hamlet Globe-to-Globe</em>: Margaret Island Open Air Theatre, Budapest, Hungary

Postcards from Hamlet Globe-to-Globe: Margaret Island Open Air Theatre, Budapest, Hungary

Postcards from <em>Hamlet Globe-to-Globe</em>: Bitola, Macedonia

Postcards from Hamlet Globe-to-Globe: Bitola, Macedonia

To weep or not to weep? Scientists monitor Shakespeare responses

To weep or not to weep? Scientists monitor Shakespeare responses

Theatre highlights of the week: <em>Privacy</em>, Shakespeare's birthday and a Chekhov double bill

Theatre highlights of the week: Privacy, Shakespeare's birthday and a Chekhov double bill

Blazing Bard – RSC to mark Shakespeare's 450th birthday with 'spectacular display'

Blazing Bard – RSC to mark Shakespeare's 450th birthday with 'spectacular display'

Bennett's <em>History Boys</em> tops ETT poll, Stoppard and Butterworth also feature

Bennett's History Boys tops ETT poll, Stoppard and Butterworth also feature

Catherine Love: The Play's the Thing – but I want some surprises

Catherine Love: The Play's the Thing – but I want some surprises

The Taming Of The Shrew (Suffolk)

Full cast announced for Much Ado starring Vanessa Redgrave and James Earl Jones

Michael Coveney: All’s Well in Stratford and the Proms with Alistair McGowan

20 Questions with… RSC’s Charlotte Cornwell

Seven quotes from Shakespeare for the Royal Baby

Michael Coveney: Stratford celebrates midsummer in church, online and in poetry

As You Like It (Hornchurch)

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