Uncover how Shakespeare lives on in today’s world—on stage, on screen, in classrooms, and in culture. This category explores modern adaptations, references in pop culture, and the Bard’s enduring relevance in the 21st century, connecting past genius to present creativity.
David Womersley. Princeton University Press, 2026 Oxford English literature professor David Womersley steps into the crowded, often highly specialised and historicised field of Shakespeare scholarship … Read more
When you think of Shakespeare’s survival through the centuries, chances are you picture dusty scholars in dimly lit libraries, or perhaps famous actors strutting the … Read more
William Shakespeare is one of the most influential writers in history, and his work has been adapted and reinterpreted in countless ways. Novels inspired by … Read more
Review: Shakespeare’s Tragic Art by Rhodri Lewis Lewis writes: ‘What do you do after writing something like Hamlet?’ And indeed, he suggests an answer to … Read more
As we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the publication of Shakespeare’s First Folio, the popularity of its author is stronger than it has ever been, … Read more
Some of Europe’s most popular tourist attractions feature Shakespeare in one way or another –theatres, the town where he grew up, the house where he … Read more
In recent months, there has been a trend in Florida to restrict the teaching of Shakespeare in high schools. This is one of the casualties … Read more
English literature is important in the worlds of language and education. From Shakespeare’s plays to modern novels, English literature has not only delighted readers for … Read more
Violence? What violence? Titus Andronicus was hugely popular when it came out in 1594. Since then, until the twenty-first century, it was largely ignored, probably … Read more
The Globe’s breathtaking Henry V. This is a very intelligent working of Shakespeare’s text. That’s the first thing to say, and the second is that … Read more
If kids love a show written and staged for kids then it doesn’t matter what the grown-ups think, and while Splendid Productions’ Midsummer Mechanicals confused … Read more
Bravo, bravo and double bravo! This is not only one of Shakespeare’s greatest entertainments with its almost continuous music, including several songs, its magic, lots … Read more
