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In Shakespeare’s time, about a quarter of all plays were collaboratively written by two or more dramatists. Christopher Marlowe’s classic work Doctor Faustus was first performed in the 1580s or early 1590s but only published in 1604, 11 years after his death. The dramatists Samuel Rowley and William Bird were…

The Academy Award-winning actress died in hospital on Friday

Lyndsey Turner’s production sounds a warning about the dangers of elitism, with contemporary debates about monuments and stolen treasures the backdrop of her confident production

A cast of deaf, disabled and neurodivergent actors throw new light on the star-crossed lovers in Graeae’s uneven yet often thrilling show

When John Lithgow got the role of author and antisemite Roald Dahl, friends feared for his safety. He reveals why he’s never been one to shy from a challenge

Figure of woman on her back underwater draws inspiration from Hamlet’s Ophelia and death of senior Tudor judge

Be prepared to swoon over the rising star's accent.

James Earl Jones, a versatile and award-winning American stage and screen actor who used his booming deep voice to bring the iconic "Star Wars" villain Darth Vader to life, has died, his representatives said Monday.

The poet on the power of abstract art, Shakespeare in British Sign Language and the ‘articulated rage’ of James Baldwin