Paul Mescal stars as a young William Shakespeare opposite Jessie Buckley in the adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s novel, ...

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

San Francisco Shakespeare Festival will present its 2026 season under the thematic banner Empire, featuring Julius Caesar on ...

Paul Mescal is expected to earn his second Oscar nomination for Hamnet, which has already overtaken the lifetime box office ...

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

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

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

The movie is based on real life events, but tells the fictional tale of Shakespeare and the people he loved most in life.

O’Farrell subtitled her book A Novel of the Plague, and the story is tinged with death at every turn; the premise, which she ...

LA comics and local talent performing stand-up, improv, drag and musical comedy at more than 20 events allowed Ashland ...

First, here are four new stories from The Atlantic’s Books section: A different kind of materialism The return of MAGA’s ...

Between Paul Mescal and Jessie Buckley's "Hamnet" and Riz Ahmed's upcoming modern take, it's another big moment for the Shakespeare tragedy.