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Shakespeare’s Cymbeline explores how to live through the end of the world

Written in 1611, Shakespeare’s Cymbeline is a raw mess – full of feeling and as messy as life. The 18th-century man of letters, Samuel Johnson decried the play as a work of “unresisting imbecility”, a hotch-potch of incongruities.

The Conversation

The week in theatre: Play On!; A Good House; Moby Dick – review

The spirit of Duke Ellington pulses through a glorious musical spin on Twelfth Night; neighbourliness has its limits in Amy Jephta’s South African satire; and puppets have a whale of a time with Herman Melville

The Guardian - UK

As a longtime GTA roleplayer, this documentary about actors putting on Hamlet inside GTA Online made me laugh, cry, and wholeheartedly regret ever calling Shakespeare a boring old bastard

Grand Theft Hamlet is the pinnacle of performance culture in a sandbox punching well above its weight.

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Twelfth Night review – a musically uplifting, concept-heavy RSC production

Shakespeare’s fleet-footed romance is somewhat constrained by Prasanna Puwanarajah’s direction, yet there are memorable moments

The Guardian - UK

Twelfth Night at Orange Tree Theatre review: subtly radical, and impressively nuanced

4/5 Tom Littler’s 1940s staging of Shakespeare’s comedy might seem staid on the surface, but there’s a lot going on underneath

Evening Standard

She Speaks! by Harriet Walter review – new words for Shakespeare’s women

An actor’s collection of supplementary speeches for Shakespeare’s female characters offers fresh insights into his work

The Guardian - UK

Straight Acting by Will Tosh review – out on stage

A rich study of queer desire in Shakespeare, from cosplay in The Merchant of Venice to gender fluidity in Twelfth Night

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Viola's Room by Punchdrunk review: stunning scenery, but a thin story

This underwhelming new show lacks the epic scope and humming crowds of the immersive theatre company’s best work

Evening Standard

Viola’s Room review – Punchdrunk’s gothic tale of puzzling wonder

Helena Bonham Carter narrates as a bare-footed audience explore exquisite rooms in this unsettling, grief-soaked journey into the night

The Guardian - UK

Watch: A circus elephant runs loose in a Montana town before being recaptured

The animal was having a routine bath when she was startled by a truck backfiring and ran away before being recaptured by handlers. Videos of the unexpected sight were shared widely on social media.

WEKU

First Thing: Kharkiv could become ‘second Aleppo’ without US aid to Ukraine, mayor says

House speaker seeks to split US aid into separate votes. Plus, Trump rebuked by judge in warning against juror ‘intimidation’

The Guardian - UK

Antarctica is the only continent without a permanent human population, but it has inspired a wealth of imaginative literature

When I was working on my book Antarctica in Fiction, friends and colleagues would joke about what an easy task I had taken on. How many writers would choose to set a novel in a continent with no permanent human population? Surely a dozen or so books would cover it.

The Conversation

After Having Her Driveway Destroyed For Refusing To Pay, Homeowner Tells Her Side

A year later, the homeowner and the construction workers are still standing their (smashed up) ground. The post After Having Her Driveway Destroyed For Refusing To Pay, Homeowner Tells Her Side first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Doctors, poets, families, babies: victims of Israel’s war on Gaza

The IDF says it has targeted Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants, but thousands of civilians, including children, have been killed

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Five things to do in Canberra this weekend

Twelfth Night is opening at the Playhouse.

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Celebrating love in all its forms

Director Heather Fairbairn wanted a real sense of melancholy.

The Canberra Times

Shakespeare served straight and in a musical updating

My Cousin Vlad is also returning with a new comedy show.

The Independent UK

Italy begins removing gay mothers from children’s birth certificates

Families in Milan, Rome and Padua have received letters notifying them of the changes

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The Hindu

Curtains down on The Company Theatre’s celebrated play ‘Piya Beharupiya’, last shows in Bengaluru on July 15-16

The Company Theatre’s Piya Beharupiya, a musical adaptation of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, is ready to close its curtains. Having seen 270 shows across the globe over the last 10 years, its last performance will be in Bengaluru on July 15 & 16.

WhatToWatch

Queen Of The Universe season 2: release date, contestants, judges, trailer and all about the 2023 series

Mel B joins the judges for Queen Of The Universe season 2 while Graham Norton returns to host the drag queen singing extravaganza on Paramount Plus.

The Guardian - AU

‘Everybody has had a gutful’: online anti-crime groups propel Queensland to a political reckoning

People with pitchforks on social media pages are raising fears of vigilantism but others say they want real solutions, not just more kids in jail

Edinburgh Live

Pair of best friend Edinburgh Chihuahuas desperately want a forever home together

Jack and Viola love each other very much and cannot bear to be apart. They are looking to be re-homed after a stay at the West Lothian Dog Trust centre in West Calder.

Inverse

'Bayonetta 3' ending explained: How those big twists set up 'Bayonetta 4'

Bayonetta 3 has a divisive ending with multiple layers of lore that you might not realize. Here's an explanation for the Bayonetta series' latest ending.

Inverse

'Bayonetta 3' newcomers guide: Six witchy tips to slay all day

'Bayonetta 3' features some hardcore combat and puzzles. Here are a few tips for how to get through the worst of it, especially for those new to the series.

Daily Mirror

Bayonetta 3 review: A chaotic masterpiece and a fantastic return of the Umbra Witch

Latest gaming news from Mirror Gaming as we review Bayonetta 3, PlatinumGames’ long-awaited third instalment of Bayonetta.

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