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Meet the British women modernising classical theatre

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Sculptor Jaume Plensa prepares to take Macbeth opera beyond Barcelona

Pulsating dance and high drama from Shakespeare combined with the rapturous music of Verdi. Welcome to Spanish artist Jaume Plensa's interpretation of Macbeth. Sit down and settle yourself for an incredible assault on the senses.

Culture news

Is Taylor Swift's songwriting as good as Shakespeare? UTA thinks so

Taylor Swift is a world famous singer-songwriter but can her works be measured against Shakespeare?

Culture news

Visionary British theatre director Peter Brook dies aged 97

Visionary British theatre director Peter Brook dies aged 97

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Culture news

Shakespeare First Folio copy estimated to sell for $2.5m at Sotheby's

An original edition of William Shakespeare’s First Folio, often referred to as the most important book in English literature, will be auctioned next month in New York and estimated to sell for $2.5m

Culture news

Shakespeare with northern accents creates social media furore in York

All the world's a stage, and that includes the north of England

Culture news

Antony Sher: Shakespearean specialist who had stage fright dies at 72

After winning acclaim as a pillar of British theatre, Sher began to explore both his Jewish and his South African heritage.

Green News

How fiction can persuade readers that climate change is real

Catherine Bush's modern retelling of Shakespeare’s play The Tempest is a metaphor for the climate crisis.

United Kingdom

Today is St George's Day. But who was England's patron saint?

Celebrations for St George's Day are low key in a normal year. They are inevitably even quieter during a coronavirus lockdown.

USA

Shakespeare's First Folio: Rare 1623 collection goes under the hammer

Only six of these famous texts are in private hands, and one of them is about to go to auction.

Musica

Witty comedy 'The Merry Wives of Windsor' charms Berlin

"The Merry Wives of Windsor" at the Berlin State Opera is Otto Nicolai's comical-fantastical opera ( based originally on the Shakespeare's play) and tells the story of the bon vivant Falstaff with German bass René Pape makes his debut in the role. Daniel Barenboim conducts the lighthearted score.

France

Eric Cantona steals show with Shakespeare at Champions League draw

French legend Cantona quoted from Shakespeare's King Lear in speech that left soccer stars in the audience visibly baffled.

United Kingdom

Did Shakespeare's European neighbours inspire his plays?

The Bard "was living in one of the wealthiest parishes in the City, alongside powerful public figures, wealthy international merchants, society doctors and expert musicians."

Musica

Gounod's 'Roméo et Juliette' mesmerizes Barcelona

It is the most famous love story of all time: Romeo and Juliet. Now Charles Gounod's operatic adaptation of the Shakespearean tragedy returns to the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.

United Kingdom

New production of Twelfth Night to open in Shakespeare's birthplace

No need to be scared of the Bard, actors say.

Musica

Toulouse honours Shakespeare with Berlioz opera

The Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse is staging a new version of "Béatrice et Bénédict," Berlioz's last opera, directly inspired by Shakespeare's play "Much Ado About Nothing."