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Karl Pilkington ‘vindicated’ as study ‘reveals’ whether monkeys can actually type Shakespeare

Looks like Ricky Gervais owes Pilkington an apology...

The Independent UK

Mathematicians have spoken: Monkeys will never be able to write Shakespeare

The universe will end long before the monkey can type ‘all but the most trivial of phrases’, mathematicians say of the famed Infinite Monkeys Theorem

The Independent UK

Sir Keir Starmer sparks backlash after 'removing Shakespeare portrait from No 10 wall'

The 18th-century portrait of the Bard has been put into storage triggering criticism from conservatives

Evening Standard

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What is Boris Johnson doing now? Former PM gave 'manly pep talk' to encourage Prince Harry to stay

In his about-to-be-published memoir, Johnson says he was ‘made’ to try to persuade Harry and Meghan not to leave the UK

Evening Standard

Trump quotes Shakespeare at rally (but gets it wrong) and says he has bigger crowds than Churchill

The former president was quick to compare crowd sizes – something he has been mercilessly ridiculed for fixating on over the course of his presidential campaign

The Independent UK

Romeo and Juliet as you've never seen it before

The new show by HER Productions is full of surprises

Newcastle Herald

David Edgar: ‘If you can only think yourself into the shoes you’re wearing it makes creating fiction impossible’

With two new plays opening this autumn, the veteran playwright talks about the risks of writing about real events and the threats to leftwing drama and politics

The Guardian - UK

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From Salt-N-Pepa to Romeo and Juliet: how rap sparked Sam White’s passion for Shakespeare

The US director draws upon a fight at her Detroit school, her love of opera and hiphop, and her time as a standup to deliver a fleet-footed version of the star-crossed lovers’ tragedy

The Guardian - UK

Archway Linked To Shakespeare Discovered In UK's Oldest Theater

Exciting discovery of a possible Shakespearean doorway at St. George's Guildhall in King's Lynn, Norfolk, unveils historical connections to the renowned pl...

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Archaeologists uncover ‘Shakespeare’ doorway in Norfolk theatre

Archway in St George’s Guildhall probably led to dressing room used by Bard and visiting players when in King’s Lynn

The Guardian - UK

Boris Johnson yet to appear on GB News 10 months after being signed up as a presenter

The former PM, working on his memoirs, has still not hosted a programme for the right-leaning channel – and his publisher awaits book slated for a 2016 release

The Guardian - UK

Something Rotten! is a riotous Shakespeare musical ripe for the West End

With catchy tunes and endless zingers, this hit comedy is finally on a London stage but only for two nights. When will it get a full run? That is the question …

The Guardian - UK

Macbeth (An Undoing): a new take that aims to reimagine Lady Macbeth’s path – but ultimately leaves you guessing

What if significant portions of William Shakespeare’s text for Macbeth had been lost, leading to a narrative in which Lady Macbeth charts a different path, free from madness?

The Conversation

‘We’re going to find the next Shakespeare’: inside DC’s $80m library renovation

The reopened Folger Shakespeare Library aims to bring a wider audience to the world’s biggest collection of the Bard’s printed works

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Evening Standard

General Election 2024 London seats: Who is my MP in… Bermondsey and Old Southwark?

Evening Standard analysis of all the key seats in London for the July 4 General Election

The Guardian - UK

Disputes about Shakespeare’s authorship are much ado about nothing

Letters: Oliver Kamm, Adrian Blamires and Rik Edwards respond to Derek Jacobi and Margo Anderson’s argument that The Merry Wives of Windsor was really penned by Edward de Vere. And Peter Nockolds suggests another Shakespeare theory

The Independent UK

Ian McKellen shares health update after falling off stage and being taken to hospital

Sir Ian is currently playing John Falstaff in ‘Player Kings’ – a production of William Shakespeare’s ‘Henry IV’ parts one and two

Top News

Ian Mckellen Expected To Fully Recover After Stage Fall

Renowned actor Ian McKellen, 85, falls off stage during performance but expected to fully recover and resume role in Shakespearean play.

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King Charles III's Old School Goes On Charm Offensive

Facilities at Gordonstoun School in northeast Scotland include a climbing wall, rifle range and a five-hole golf course, while pupils can even avail themselves of bagpipe lessons.

The Canberra Times

Staying in town for the long weekend? Here's a few things to do

From the Brumbies' quarter final to theatre shows and plenty of cheese.

Salon

Could The Beatles become famous today?

"The number of amazing people who could be spectacularly successful, is really, really high," Sunstein says

Woman & Home

32 of the most heart-warming royal childhood photos, from happy siblings to the young Princess who would be Queen

They might grow up on the world stage, but these photos prove plenty of royals have relatable, sweet childhood memories

The Guardian - UK

Much Ado About Nothing review – frothy fun to please the purists

There’s no whiff of stuffiness in a Sean Holmes production characterised by warm summer euphoria, Elizabethan-era magic and entrancing music

The Guardian - UK

Shakespeare’s Sisters by Ramie Targoff review – four women who wrote the Renaissance

This lively, accessible insight into four female writers in Elizabethan and Jacobean England explores the complex political, patriarchal and religious backdrop to their lives

The Guardian - UK

Shakespeare played jealous husband in 1598 Ben Jonson drama, scholar’s analysis finds

Exclusive: lecturer finds ‘striking similarities’ between lines in Jonson’s Every Man in His Humour and later Shakespeare works

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