Are You Calling Shakespeare A Thief?
A recent article in the UK’s Guardian was headlined “New evidence suggests Shakespeare may have stolen the plot of Cymbeline.” Well! Using legal language like … Read more
Shakespeare’s Works
Explore the complete works of William Shakespeare – plays, sonnets and poems. Dive into plot summaries, key themes, character breakdowns, and critical interpretations that bring each play and poem to life for readers, students, and lovers of the Bard.
Hamlet Review, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse, February 2022
The Sam Wanamaker Playhouse’s Hamlet could be termed “a play by Sean Holmes, based on an idea by William Shakespeare” for all the connection Holmes’s … Read more
Is It Time To Cancel Shakespeare?
Is it really time to cancel Shakespeare? The much-admired English actor, Juliet Stevenson, who has played many of Shakespeare’s main female protagonists, wrote an article … Read more
The Tragedy of Macbeth, Joel Cohen: Review
Joel Coen’s 2021 film “The Tragedy of Macbeth” is a tale of two stories – Shakespeare’s and Coen’s – and the result is a remarkable … Read more
Measure For Measure, Sam Wannamaker Playhouse: Review
Measure for Measure, running until 15th January 2022 at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, has been termed a “problem play” because, while … Read more
Review: ‘Doing Shakespeare’ at the Bridewell Theatre
A group of six amateur thespians in the village of Felching are putting on a Shakespeare play. In spite of having a very limited knowledge … Read more
Chiswick Playhouse’s All Women Macbeth: Review
A group of players with nothing more than a small acting space, a few crates to be used as tables, a throne, a scaffold, and … Read more
‘Telling Tales’: Half Term Fun at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
Shakespeare still offers the greatest fun, of any writer, for children. The Globe Theatre confirms that with its half-term attraction, Telling Tales. On a day … Read more
Metamorphoses at The Globe Theatre: Review
Strong on theatre, flimsy on drama, great on storytelling This is the first test of the Globe’s new writers-in-residence, Sami Ibrahim, Laura Lomas, and Sabrina … Read more
Shakespeare & The Knock Knock Joke
“Knock knock” jokes are the first jokes kids respond to and laugh at as their reasoning faculties begin to develop. The linguistic trick clicks in … Read more
Twelfth Night Review, The Globe Theatre, August 2021
Sean Holmes’s production of Twelfth Night at The Globe Theatre is characterised by inventions and innovations within a faithful performance of the text, with a … Read more
The Comedy of Errors, RSC Stratford, July 2021 Review
The Comedy of Errors is on at the RSC’s Lydia and Manfred Gorvy Garden Theatre until 26th September 2021. Phillip Breen’s outdoor production is a … Read more
