Some of the best movies based on Shakespeare's plays aren't always obviously inspired by them, from Warm Bodies to The Lion ...

Antony and Cleopatra? Exhausting. Lear? Magnificent but flawed. Hamlet? Limitless. For Shakespeare’s birthday, the Guardian’s former theatre critic ranks all the plays ...

Director Jessica Cayou said the owner of Muse Theatre Company, Kira Rutter, decided it was a good time to put on a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." And beyond literature, his influence has shaped language, pop culture, and even psychology. Terms like ...

The future of Shakespeare may well lie beyond the English language. That was the striking message I took away from a talk by ...

A case of mistaken identity, a love triangle and a little trickery will unfold in the downtown district with Duncan Little Theatre’s latest production of “Twelfth Night.” Duncan Little Theatre opened ...

PORT TOWNSEND — Olympic Peninsula HomeConnection will present “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” at 6:30 p.m. Friday and 1:30 p.m. Saturday. The Shakespearean performance will be at San Juan Baptist Church ...

Heath Ledger and Julia Stiles at swing in a scene from the film "10 Things I Hate About You," 1999. "All the world's a stage" and sometimes a film set. Whether you frequent Shakespeare Festivals or ...

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Adjoa Andoh, the inaugural Director's Resident at the Folger Shakespeare Library, about Shakespeare's relevance in modern times, and specifically to people of color.

"Shakespeare in Hollywood" is a new play by Main Street Theatre in Tucker, which follows the hilarious collision of fantasy ...

Watching a William Shakespeare play is as big an outdoor summertime activity in Connecticut as swimming or hiking. Some of the state’s summer Shakespeare companies have been around for 30 years or ...