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Mark Rylance names his favourite film and Shakespeare role he found ‘most challenging’

He also revealed which famous character he doesn’t think he’ll ‘ever feel ready’ to play

The Independent UK

‘Mine’s lobster and champagne’: Judi Dench reveals secret onstage supper at Shakespeare play

The Oscar-winning star discusses her Shakespearean roles and the characters she brought to life in watercolours in her new book

The Guardian - UK

In memory of Glenda Jackson: ‘She touched something central about what it means to be alive’

Two people who watched the actor and Labour politician closely remember the desire to get to the truth that made her so powerful on stage, screen and in parliament

The Guardian - UK

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Appreciation: Glenda Jackson, formidable English talent who helped change contemporary acting’s tone

There was never anything shrinking about the confidence Glenda Jackson projected on stage and screen in her heyday. Afflicted with an uncommon common sense, her characters were defined by their sharp intelligence, independence and, yes, irritability. They were nobody’s fool, even when they wound up with the short end of…

Los Angeles Times

Romeo and Juliet review – Rebecca Frecknall’s dance to the death

This innovative, fast-paced production of Shakespeare’s tragedy, starring Toheeb Jimoh and Isis Hainsworth, has a beguiling intensity

The Guardian - UK

Romeo and Juliet at the Almeida review: relentless retelling makes us see this familiar story with fresh eyes

Ted Lasso’s Toheeb Jimoh as Romeo and Isis Hainsworth as Juliet suggest the characters share a fascination that goes beyond carnal passion

Evening Standard

The Handlebards’ Much Ado About Nothing brings Shakespeare into modern era

The Handlebards’ Much Ado About Nothing delivers on everything

Liverpool Echo

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Column: When a book becomes a play or movie, should you read it first?

I am aware that adaptations have been with us for centuries and that Shakespeare borrowed his best plots. But that doesn't stop this book lover from being suspicious when movies and plays glom onto my favorite titles.

Tribune News Service

EXCLUSIVE: Jay Blades on unearthing 'unbelievable surprises' for new show East End Through Time

What To Watch talks to Jay Blades about his experiences making his latest series, Jay Blades: East End Through Time.

WhatToWatch

Manchester's sky park set to welcome open-air Shakespeare production

Its performers will walk the boards later this month

Manchester Evening News

Hamilton star Reuben Joseph to play Macbeth for the RSC

The West End actor says the Shakespearean role has ‘the disastrous consequences of ambition’ in common with Lin-Manuel Miranda’s musical

The Guardian - UK

Michael Caine announces debut thriller to be published in November

The actor’s novel, Deadly Game, features an ex-SAS police officer called Harry who must grapple with neo-Nazis, wealthy Russians and Colombian drug cartels

The Guardian - UK

Shakespearean spectacle as Bristol's Summer festival unveils stellar lineup

This year's festival will showcase troupes renowned for their exceptional renditions of Shakespeare's timeless works

Bristol Post

The pub in Wales where people stay the night just to scare themselves

The Skirrid Mountain Inn is synonymous with stories of hauntings and paranormal activity. Owner Geoff Fiddler told us what it's like to own a pub believed to have ghostly residents.

Wales Online

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Euphoria review – Cate Blanchett voices a tiger in this visually beautiful takedown of capitalism, but where’s the fury?

Melbourne town hall, Rising festivalJulian Rosefeldt’s magnificent and exhausting film, starring the Oscar winner and Giancarlo Esposito, reverts to evasive surrealist flourishes just as it threatens to become truly angry

The Guardian - UK

‘I want it to feel quite feral’: Rebecca Frecknall on staging Romeo and Juliet

From Cabaret to Streetcar, the West End’s hottest director Rebecca Frecknall has a reputation for finding leads who put bums on seats. ‘I just go on my gut,’ she says

The Week

A Midsummer Night’s Dream review: an ‘assured’ new staging at the Globe

“Many critics sigh at the prospect of yet another ‘Dream’, Shakespeare’s most accessible and most performed play,” said Fiona Mountford in The i Paper. Yet for me the play – a “joyful skip through the Athenian forest, packed as it is with errant lovers, mischievous fairies and some joyously bad…

The Independent UK

Interim RSC boss proud to have made company inclusive of ‘voices we represent’

Erica Whyman said she cared ‘very passionately’ about having promoted the RSC as a truly national theatre company.

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The Independent UK

Succession’s brutal finale cemented Shakespearean tragedy as one of this century’s greatest works of art

Jesse Armstrong’s blackly comic drama, which has the most Emmy nominations of any show this year, came to an end in May after four sensational seasons. It wasn’t just a compelling piece of television, writes Louis Chilton – it was a towering artistic achievement

The Guardian - UK

‘A revelation’: Succession’s Matthew Macfadyen has been a consummate shapeshifter

From HBO’s hit series to Shakespeare, the stage to Spooks, the actor’s global star status has been sealed

The Conversation

A long and fishy tail: before Disney’s Little Mermaid, these creatures existed in mythologies from around the world

Mermaids are multicultural mythical figures, reflecting the continuing human fascination with the sea in stories echoing thousands of years into the past. Mermaids are found in cultures across the globe.

The New Daily

How will Succession end? What might come of the final 90 minutes

The final episode of Succession is upon us. Questions remain around who will be in control and what the cost will be.

TechRadar

Google Messages AI-powered Magic Compose feature is rolling out now

Magic Compose is available for a certain group of users – but you'll have to send your messages to Google.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Jeopardy! fans are furious that a spelling error cost a 9-time champion’s streak to end

Jeopardy fans are MAD.

ABC News

Paul Kelly says poetry is 'thrilling' and, from hip hop to Instagram, there are many ways to embrace it

The beloved Australian musician argues poetry is not something to be afraid of. Rather, Kelly reckons it might change your life.

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