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Weaver was speaking ahead of her West End debut as Prospero in the William Shakespeare play The Tempest.

Love, death, grief, power, revenge: Greek tragedies get to the essence of the human experience. Here, writers and artists select their favourite plays, music and films inspired by ancient classics, from The Hunger Games to a Santana hit

The musical, created by David West Read, is based on what would happen if Juliet decided not to kill herself at the end of the play Romeo And Juliet.

Inspiration can come from the unlikeliest of places, and many of these iconic movies had a little help

A new study by the University of Pittsburgh reveals that users can't demystify AI-generated deepfakes from authentic work as AI becomes more advanced. Participants misconstrued AI-generated poems for authentic work in 58.5% of the cases and only made the right call 51.7% of the time.

The legendary documentarian has taken on his first non-American subject for an expansive two-part docuseries

THE LIST: Transport yourself back to a bygone era with Katie Rosseinsky’s guide to the best historical fiction releases of the year

Actor says he took books after applying to acting school to impress a girl, but he now refuses to perform in Bard’s plays

It challenges the long-held theory that monkeys pressing keys at random on a typewriter would eventually be able to reproduce the famous texts.

The star said he applied for drama school to impress a girl.

Looks like Ricky Gervais owes Pilkington an apology...