Antony and Cleopatra? Exhausting. Lear? Magnificent but flawed. Hamlet? Limitless. For Shakespeare’s birthday, the Guardian’s former theatre critic ranks all the plays ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." And beyond literature, his influence has shaped language, pop culture, and even psychology. Terms like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since Shakespeare’s time, some critics and scholars have been unable to believe that a country boy from Stratford-Upon-Avon, who ...

From a Spider-Man Romeo to a chopped-down "As You Like It", this summer's most exciting Shakespeare productions are nothing if not a break from the past. Tom Holland will be "trading his Spidey-senses ...

Review: The Tempest, directed by Kip Williams, Sydney Theatre Company. The Tempest, first performed in 1611 and probably Shakespeare’s last solo-written play before his late collaborations with John ...

THE BASICS: RICHARD III, by Shakespeare, directed by Greg Stuhr, starring Chris Avery, in a cast of 26, through 8/17, Tuesdays through Sundays (no Mondays) at 7:00 pm presented by Shakespeare in ...

King Charles delighted theatregoers with a surprise appearance at a sold-out performance of Shakespeare’s The Tempest at the ...

Watch a feature from NewsChannel 9’s Tim Fox on the 2024 performance of “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” from Syracuse ...

In summer 2026 Optimist Theatre will perform free Shakespeare plays around Milwaukee. Summit Players will give free shows in ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Rep gets a modern Birmingham twist.