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Burns Night: What to eat and drink to celebrate Scotland’s greatest poet

In the dark of January, the fun of Burns night lets the light in

Evening Standard

‘To me, Lady Macbeth sounds like Tina Turner’: the musical mashup about to rock the RSC

In All Is But Fantasy, the fates of Juliet, Lady Macbeth, Cleopatra and more are given a thrilling twist by US writer, director and singer Whitney White. She talks about untimely deaths – and being left speechless by Judi Dench

The Guardian - UK

A Russian opera opens La Scala's season as the theater defends art over politics

Milan’s Teatro alla Scala celebrates its gala season premiere with a Russian opera, Dmitry Shostakovich’s “Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk.”

The Independent UK

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I Loved Hamnet For Many Reasons, But The Way It Explores Art Is One Of My Favorites. Let's Talk About It.

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Cinemablend

Helen Mirren ‘unbelievably excited’ to help launch RSC’s Shakespeare curriculum

The curriculum is a teaching and learning platform that is free for all state and Send schools.

Evening Standard

‘I really enjoyed it’: new RSC curriculum brings Shakespeare’s works to life in UK classrooms

Starting with Macbeth, online platform using rehearsal-based teaching methods aims to transform study of the Bard

The Guardian - UK

James McAvoy Recalls The Moment He Had With Patrick Stewart And Ian McKellen On X-Men: Days Of Future Past That Showed Him They’re ‘A Different Kind Of Actor’

I'd have been impressed too.

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John Woodvine obituary

Actor who played senior police officers on TV and delighted critics with his Falstaff for the English Shakespeare Company

The Guardian - UK

Marion Cotillard at 50: the actor’s 20 best films – ranked!

We rate her most impressive performances, from Lady Macbeth to Edith Piaf to a Batman baddie

The Guardian - UK

David Ellis reviews The Macbeth: Something wickedly good this way comes

This is somewhere that feels real, says David Ellis — no play-acting, no plot to keep up with

Evening Standard

Will Crutchfield's Teatro Nuovo revives Verdi's 'Macbeth' with period instruments

Verdi can be played on original instruments, too

The Independent UK

Out, damned shot! Macbeth becomes a cutthroat netball musical at Edinburgh fringe

Lady Macbeth Played Wing Defence combines comedy, songs and athleticism as a young netball player reckons with her own ambitions against an electro-pop score

The Guardian - UK

Shakespeare in war: bard’s ‘existential’ theatre takes hold in Ukraine

‘There is a big need for theatre to work with existential problems,’ says translator, as Shakespeare productions boom across Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Pupils at King’s former school perform Shakespeare at home where he stayed

Local people enjoyed free performances of The Tempest.

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The Conversation

As one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays, Coriolanus is startlingly relevant under Trump 2.0

Coriolanus is one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays; perhaps because the hero is so pugnacious and classist, impressive in his strident vehemence, but lacking the vulnerability of a Macbeth or Othello.

The Guardian - AU

Inflexible autocrat, unchecked power – Coriolanus is ‘never not timely’. So why is this Shakespeare play so rarely staged?

The bruising exploration of politics, power and civic identity plays out in front of an audience split into two sides for Bell Shakespeare’s take

The National (Scotland)

Sam Heughan to play Macbeth in Royal Shakespeare Company debut

Outlander star Sam Heughan is to play Macbeth in his debut with the Royal Shakespeare Company

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50 Historical Garments That Would Break The Internet If Worn Today

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Evening Standard

Outlander’s Sam Heughan to play Macbeth in Royal Shakespeare Company debut

The British theatre company has announced a new raft of programming.

The Guardian - UK

Violent and lewd! Not Grand Theft Auto, Shakespeare’s Macbeth

If Shakespeare were around today, he’d be making open-world shooters with the same depth and diversion as his plays

The Guardian - UK

‘Shakespeare would be writing for games today’: Cannes’ first video game Lili is a retelling of Macbeth

Translocating the Scottish play to Iran with help from the RSC, iNK Stories’ version focuses on a Lady Macbeth contending with an oppressive surveillance state

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Jamie Lee Curtis felt it was 'important' to keep in contact with Lindsay Lohan

Jamie Lee Curtis felt it was "important" to stay in touch with Lindsay Lohan after they made 'Freaky Friday'.

The Conversation

Ambition is not a dirty word: female politicians and the ‘Lady Macbeth bias’

When the new parliament convenes after the recent election, it will feature a rarity in Australian politics. Women will lead two significant political parties at the same time: the Liberal Party’s Sussan Ley and the Greens’ Larissa Waters.

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Hollywood star Jamie Lee Curtis 'loves her life'

Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed that she loves working in the film industry.

The Guardian - UK

Macbeth review – something wicked this way whizzes as dynamic duo play all the roles

There is one 24-carat scene after another as a cast of two switch from bloodthirsty to comedic without toil or trouble

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