While writing the novel Hamnet, which imagines the hidden origins of William Shakespeare’s Hamlet, the author Maggie ...

William Shakespeare grieves the loss of his son, Hamnet, in the film of the same name. The movie is one of many that explore ...

The director of Hamnet has said she only understood a third of Paul Mescal’s “to be or not to be” speech as William ...

Some theories suggest that poet and playwright William Shakespeare was not the real author of his famous works, including ...

Remarkably few movies have taken a look at the life of the Bard. With the release of 'Hamnet,' we look back on three past ...

The actor Sir Ian McKellen, a Shakespearean actor also known as the wizard Gandalf in all three “Lord of the Rings” films, is ...

British playwright Tom Stoppard, who won an Academy Award for the screenplay for 1998's "Shakespeare In Love," has died. He was 88. United Agents said in a statement Saturday that Stoppard died ...

For the new film Hamnet, understanding the Bard’s homes was essential to telling the story of his family and their tragic ...

The Improvised Shakespeare Company has kicked off their 8th annual tour at the Kennedy Center, running through December 23.

Hamnet is an Oscar-bait prestige picture aimed at Hollywood’s known prejudices, its period setting meant to convince viewers that all is good with a feminist bourgeois approach to the world — same as ...

The plague arrives and, despite concern for Hamnet’s more sickly twin sister Judith, takes the life of Shakespeare’s only son while he is away in London. His death fractures everything. Jesse ...

British playwright Tom Stoppard has died at age 88 peacefully at his home in Dorset, England, his agents confirmed.