William Shakespeare
Zar Amir to star in ‘Lili,’ First Video Game Adaptation from The Royal Shakespeare Company
The 'Holy Spider' and 'Tatami' actress will put an interactive spin on Lady Macbeth in the game, set in a neo-noir version of modern-day Iran.
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‘Romeo + Juliet’ Theater Review: Kit Connor and Rachel Zegler Shake up Shakespeare With Brat-Coded Attitude
Sam Gold directs the high-energy, TikTok-generation Broadway revival, which brings original Jack Antonoff tunes and a notably young ensemble to the classic romantic tragedy.
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‘Romeo & Juliet’ Theater Review: Tom Holland Disappoints in Return to the Stage, But Another Star Is Born
Francesca Amewudah-Rivers is magnificent in Jamie Lloyd’s overly subdued, minimalist take on Shakespeare’s doomed romance, playing in London’s West End.
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‘Fat Ham’ Review: A Defiant Queer Riff on ‘Hamlet’ Makes a Dazzling Broadway Debut
James Ijames' Pultizer Prize-winning play, starring Marcel Spears and Nikki Crawford, recasts Shakespeare's tragedy as a story of intergenerational trauma among a Black Southern family.
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Saoirse Ronan in ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’: Theater Review
The four-time Oscar nominee makes her London stage debut, alongside James McArdle, in director Yaël Farber’s fresh take on the Scottish play.
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Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’: Film Review | NYFF 2021
A first-rate cast and stunning craftsmanship bring surging vitality to Shakespeare’s political thriller about an ambitious couple whose murderous power grab sends them spiraling into madness.
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‘Romeo & Juliet’: TV Review
Josh O'Connor and Jessie Buckley play Shakespeare's tragic lovers, torn asunder by a bitter feud, in this National Theatre production reconceived for the screen and airing on PBS.
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Shakespeare in the Park Canceled for the First Time in Almost Six Decades
A beloved rite of every New York summer since 1962, The Public Theater's free season this year was to have included 'Richard II' and 'As You Like It.'
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Patrick Stewart Reads Shakespeare Via Social Media to Calm Nerves Amid Coronavirus Standstill
Patrick Stewart is doing his part to try and help distract and calm fans during the coronavirus pandemic by reading Shakespeare to them.
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‘Hamlet’: Theater Review
Ruth Negga makes her American stage debut as the grieving Danish prince in director Yaël Farber's moody take on 'Hamlet,' Shakespeare's timeless tragedy about one man pushing back against corrupt power.
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Corey Stoll on ‘Macbeth,’ Acting With His Wife and ‘The Deuce’
Corey Stoll stars as Shakespeare's murderous Scot in Tony Award winner John Doyle's production of 'Macbeth' at Classic Stage Company, appearing opposite his wife Nadia Bowers as Lady Macbeth.
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‘Macbeth’: Theater Review
Real-life spouses Corey Stoll and Nadia Bowers play Shakespeare's murderous couple in 'Macbeth,' directed by Tony Award winner John Doyle.
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