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The King said his mother had been ‘a pattern to all princes living’.

King Charles will lead a poignant procession behind the coffin of his mother in Edinburgh on Monday afternoon after he spoke of the “weight of history” as he addressed Westminster Hall in his first visit to Parliament as sovereign. The King said: “As I stand before you today, I cannot…

The bard learned from his humiliating experiences as an actor at the Globe to hone his playwright skills, academic says

Ian McKellen, Josie Long, and Nish Kumar are just a few of the famous faces performing this year.

400-year-old edition of playwright’s first collected book of plays including Macbeth and Twelfth Night auctioned at Sotheby’s

Book containing 36 of the bard’s plays was compiled seven years after his death.

Though book banners may try to convince otherwise, students don't need protection from the passion portrayed in Shakespeare's classic.

Against all the odds, and with backers including Judi Dench and Kim Cattrall, this 470-seat modern twist on a Shakespearean theatre is poised for action, from Bottom to Johnny Vegas

The new playhouse opens its doors to the public today