The Latest Breaking News from Macbeth

Almost every review to date mentions the brutal argument that closes the first section of Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood. In a novel filled with incident – disasters, chases, one very bad acid trip, general maleficence – it is telling that this scene lingers.

There’s something Shakespearean about the character Hope Davis plays on the Showtime drama “Your Honor.” As the wife of a crime boss, “she’s a Lady Macbeth and she’s very frustrated with how her husband is executing things, so she gets her hands dirty,” said Davis. “It’s really delicious to play…

The new Catton: "a great book"

A time-loop retelling of one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, this indie game is a must-play adventure.

AWARD-WINNING actor Nicole Cooper tells Mark Brown about 10 things that changed her life...

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

He won the award for his standout role in Cyrano de Bergerac, whose director Jamie Lloyd called him, ‘Quite simply the greatest actor of our generation’

Go at your own pace as you travel the path less followed – spend a morning foraging for lunch, learn to knit in Shetland or try aurora borealis hunting in Orkney this autumn and winter

Charles III referenced lines from Henry VIII and Hamlet during two of his first major speeches as head of state.