4 d. ago Shakespeare impersonator, 74, quits job in Bard's birthplace over racism claim

Paul Workman, 74, better known as 'Mr Shakespeare', has been a regular sight in Stratford-upon-Avon over the last eight years.

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4 d. ago William Shakespeare impersonator quits after racism row but blames 'cancel culture'

The official William Shakespeare impersonator, who took his role in the hometown of the Bard, has spoken out against a so-called 'smear campaign' after quit his job

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5 d. ago Patrice Evra shares promising update on potential CAGE FIGHT with bitter rival Luis Suarez, 12 years on from racism row

Six years on from football, the former Man United left back has switched the boots for gloves and debut for the Professional Fighters League (PFL) at their event in Paris on May 23.

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8 d. ago ‘You have to be taken inside Poirot’s brain’: Ken Ludwig on the secret to adapting Agatha Christie

The US playwright and anglophile behind much-revived comedies has a flair for crime and is following a crowd-pleasing Murder on the Orient Express with Death on the NileIf you ever face a quiz question about the most performed theatre writers in the world, likely to have a play on somewhere every day, William Shakespeare, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Agatha Christie are all reliable answers but a fourth may surprise you: Ken Ludwig. He also has intriguing connections with the other three.The popularity that made the American wealthy enough to have donated £1m to the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is partly due – apart from his own much-revived comedies, Lend Me a Tenor (1986) and Moon Over Buffalo (1995) – to Christie. Ludwig’s 2017 adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express has had hundreds of productions and is currently touring the UK. We meet when he is in London for a workshop on a second Hercule Poirot adaptation, Death on the Nile, which premieres in September. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Patrice Evra calls out Luis Suarez for a CAGE FIGHT, 13 years on from infamous racism row

Evra, 43, hung up his boots in July 2019, having made 734 senior football appearances, winning 20 trophies in 21 years. Meanwhile, Suarez is still at it in the MLS, playing for Inter Miami.

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1 week ago Patrice Evra calls out Luis Suarez for a CAGE FIGHT thirteen years on from infamous racism row

Evra, 43, hung up his boots in July 2019, having made 734 senior football appearances, winning 20 trophies in 21 years. Meanwhile, Suarez is still at it in the MLS, playing for Inter Miami.

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1 week ago Shakespeare may not have abandoned wife, previously ‘ignored’ letter reveals

Matthew Steggle, a professor of early modern English, analysed a fragment of the 17th century letter.

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1 week ago Scientists discover lost Shakespeare letter that upends what we know about playwright's life

For years it was assumed that William Shakespeare's marriage was an unhappy one. Now, new evidence suggests that it wasn't so miserable after all.

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1 week ago A set of first editions of Shakespeare's plays could fetch $6 million at auction

A set of the first four editions of William Shakespeare’s collected works is expected to sell for up to 4.5 million pounds ($6 million) at auction next month

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1 week ago William Shakespeare: Bristol study suggests stronger marriage

William Shakespeare: Bristol study suggests stronger marriage  BBC

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2 w. ago Shakespeare did not leave his wife Anne in Stratford, letter fragment suggests

Professor says text shows Hathaway lived with playwright in London, upending the established idea of an unhappy marriageIt has long been assumed that William Shakespeare’s marriage to Anne Hathaway was less than happy. He moved to London to pursue his theatrical career, leaving her in Stratford-upon-Avon and stipulating in his will that she would receive his “second best bed”, although still a valued item.Now a leading Shakespeare expert has analysed a fragment of a 17th-century letter that appears to cast dramatic new light on their relationship, overturning the idea that the couple never lived together in London. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Grim mysteries over infamous stolen body parts from JFK's brain to Shakespeare's skull

From Albert Einstein to William Shakespeare, historians have been left scratching their heads at what happened to the noggins after the deaths of some of the most famous people of their time

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3 w. ago The real story behind Ncuti Gatwa’s ‘dark, sexy’ Shakespeare play: Were The Bard and Marlowe lovers or rivals?

As Born With Teeth brings a ‘ferociously sexy’ take on literature’s greatest mystery to the West End, we separate the tantalising facts from wild fiction

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3 w. ago Ncuti Gatwa to star in 'dark, sexy West End play about Shakespeare and Marlowe

Born With Teeth will be hitting the West End this summer, featuring Gatwa as Christopher Marlowe and Edward Bluemel as William Shakespeare in a “ferociously sexy” take on the relationship between the playwrights

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3 w. ago Sculpture by artist who sexually abused his daughters goes back on display outside BBC headquarters

The sculpture depicts Prospero and Ariel from William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.

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3 w. ago Controversial statue outside BBC headquarters goes back on display

The sculpture depicts Prospero and Ariel from William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest.

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