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Adrian Lester stripped back Hamlet with him, Janet Suzman can still hear the audience gasp, Glenda Jackson dug deep for the director and for Frances de la Tour he was incomparable

Peter Brook, one of the world's most innovative theater directors who perfected the art of staging powerful drama in bizarre venues, has died aged 97, his publisher said on Sunday. The British director used the world as his stage mounting productions ranging from challenging versions of Shakespeare through international opera…

The Hillbark Players are bringing a Shakespeare classic to Wirral

Nay, nay, I say! This cannot be,

In our Guide to the Classics series, experts explain key works of literature.

When John Kani launched his acting career in the 1960s, the only stage he could find was an empty snake pit at a shuttered South African museum. His latest production, "Kunene and the King", opened with the Royal Shakespeare Company and played on London's West End. It's now resuming a…

Rachel Garnet’s reframing ditches Shakespeare’s lovers for a smitten Tybalt and Mercutio. Can this winning couple alter their fate?

Book printed 400 years ago is one of fewer than 20 copies in private hands

The book, which was printed almost 400 years ago, is one of under 20 left in private hands, according to auction house Sotheby’s.