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"Why are so many of them about poo?"

Letters: Ray Mia says to honour the playwright we must also honour those who risk bringing him back; Roger Thomas thinks he is less accessible than Shakespeare. Plus a letter from Richard Digby Day

Sharpen your pencils and dust off those old notebooks - it’s time to head back to English class!From tricky grammar rules you haven’t thought about in years to the classic novels that filled your school reading lists, this quiz will test both sides of your brain.Can you recall Shakespeare, Dickens,…

From Shakespeare’s fools to Donald Trump, this exhilarating read considers stupidity in its many forms

After playing Danish prince Hamlet, actor Riz Ahmed has challenged long-held interpretations of Shakespeare’s most famous character.

Playwright Joanna Murray-Smith has a long held fascination with the brilliance of Patricia Highsmith, who published the classic novel The Talented Mr. Ripley in 1955.

She brought Elizabethan-era fashion to the Central Park premiere of 'Twelfth Night'.

The actor’s minimal staging of the Shakespeare comedy favours stillness and feeling over comic fizz, with moving performances from Gloria Obianyo and Amber James

There’s a hint of Baz Luhrmann’s Romeo + Juliet in the cocksure, poppy aesthetic of this charismatic display of acrobatics, tumbling and clowning