The Latest Breaking News from Shakespeare

Get set to see Caulfield's new works 'The Fine Art of Deception' and 'Creativity'.

The Shakespeare critic and author on her new history of books and readers, and how it’s made her think about the contents of our shelves

Instead of briefing MPs on his India visit, Boris Johnson headed north to kick a football around and quote Shakespeare

David Tennant, who played the tenth Doctor Who under Russell T Davies' tenure, is now the odds-on favourite to become the next Doctor and replace Jodie Whittaker

Gregory Doran has achieved much at the RSC and directed some fine productions. Let’s have an actor in charge next: how about Adjoa Andoh or Simon Russell Beale?

Only two days separate Anzac Day and Shakespeare’s (presumed) birthday and actual death-day. This proximity is coincidental. But amid a war in Ukraine, being reported in horrifyingly graphic detail from the point of view of the victims, and given Shakespeare is the world’s most-quoted, most-performed and most studied writer, it…

The novelist Nina Stibbe has watched her mum cast off friends at the drop of a hat. Is it time to follow suit?

With their portrait of a wobbling monarchy and egotistical leadership, these rare stagings are particularly topical

Epic holds our attention with unforgettable visuals and the sheer, raw audacity of its premise.