Shakespeare

Ian McKellen and Patrick Stewart who were friends for decades

McKellen pays tribute Patrick Stewart

Marked for Death by R O Thorp

Marked for Death by R O Thorp: book review

Victoria Hamilton and Alice Grant starred as a teacher and a pupil at war in the new series of the Channel 5 drama The Teacher

Channel 5 drama The Teacher goes for woke and ends up missing the target

Mr Toad

Graham Workman's Nature Notes column: Eye of frog

Breathtaking Billesley Manor Hotel is a spectacle of 16th-century splendour

An escape set in natural beauty at the birthplace of The Bard

Raffle House's bonus prize is a £65,000 Maserati - or the cash alternative

Just days left to win a £2.8 million house with a bonus prize

Eddie Izzard is set to bring their performance of Hamlet to UK audiences in late 2025.

Eddie Izzard announces widespread UK tour of Hamlet

We now know a little bit more about the £2.8m Warwickshire House, which will be officially launched in March

More details emerge about stunning new £2.8m Raffle House dream prize

The Natural History Museum’s Dinosaurs Live! is among the shows with January sale discounts

Full list of every theatre in the UK with huge January sale savings

Dozens of classic books and plays make an appearance of the dense reading lists

The books your A Level English lit student may need to read this year

The reading lists for each exam board are periodically updated (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

A full guide to the GCSE English literature reading list this year

Sir Ian McKellen

Sir Ian McKellen confirms he has no plans to retire after fall

PTI co-director, High Rayment-Pickard and Chris Horridge, Headteacher at Our Lady’s RC Primary School

Primary school commended for pupil engagement

Martin Green, Artistic Director

Shake, Prattle & Role

Sir Ian McKellen

Acting legend McKellen to play Falstaff for the first time

Sir Michael Gambon has died aged 82, his family has confirmed. (Credit: Getty Images)

Breaking Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82
Sir Michael Gambon's family confirmed that the actor passed away in hospital surrounded by his wife and son
Heather Carrick

Historic manor house where Shakespeare wrote ‘As You Like It’ goes up for sale

Historic manor house where Shakespeare wrote famous play up for sale

Married couple Janet and John Ford, who own Tudor World, are at loggerheads with Joe Rukin, who runs Sinister Stratford ghost tours.

Turf war breaks out between Stratford-upon-Avon ghost tour guides

It is hoped that the campaign will make angling accessible and fun for all ages (photo: Adobe)

Campaign to support the next generation of anglers

A customer buys a drink at a Wetherspoons pub in Clapham, London.

Wetherspoon set to close dozens of pubs in 2023 - see full list

Carry On and Harry Potter actor Leslie Phillips dies aged 98 after long illness - tributes

Harry Potter star Leslie Phillips dies aged 98

Beautiful view of traditional Gondola on Canal Grande with historic Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in the background on a sunny day in Venice, Italy

Book a place on rail trips to literary landscapes - including Bronte country and...

Exciting new midsummer carnival to unleash Warwick Castle’s history

English teacher Tabias Lynch, winning poet Racheal Adeyemi and Principal Peter McGhee

Young poets' Shakespearean ambition

Hamnet by Maggie O'Farrell

4 books to read this winter | Books with Nicola Adam

Cat DAscendis

Wigan mum Cat joins the 100 club!

A flashback to the 2012 Dick Whittington production

Wigan Little Theatre unveils panto comeback plans
The curtain will finally go up on another Wigan Little Theatre production in time for Christmas, it was revealed today.
Charles Graham

The Little Man from Archangel

The Little Man from Archangel by Georges Simenon: A harrowing, haunting tale o...

21 funny and romantic messages to write in your Valentine’s Day card this year

This is when you should take your Christmas decorations down - according to trad...

10 pantomimes, ballets and special Christmas performances you can watch online i...

Here's where the 12 days of Christmas came from - and when they start

Face your fears this Halloween with live-streamed shows from the Globe

Gillian Anderson as Blanche DuBois in A Streecar Named Desire at the Young Vic in 2014 (photo: Johan Persson)

These are the ten greatest stage characters as voted by theatre-lovers - do you ...

How to see big names sharing stories of acting on RSC’s stage

Ten of the best shows to watch online in the coming days

Five of the best plays to watch at home in the next few days

This year’s June solstice falls on Saturday 20 June at 10.43pm. (Credit: Shutterstock)

This is when summer 2020 officially starts - and the meaning of the June solstic...

Five of the best plays to watch at home in the coming days

Homework help on hand from RSC’s star performers

Five of the best plays to watch at home in the coming days

Start your novel or play - here's how you can get writing

Museums, libraries and other learning centres may temporarily be closed due to the ongoing UK lockdown - but this doesn’t mean that children have to miss out on educational experiences (Photo: Shutterstock)

These are 9 educational activities you can do free online with the kids - from m...

The National Theatre is making some of its best productions available for free -...

John Whaite

Wigan Great British Bake-off winner trades buns for The Bard

You can win free Domino's pizza for a year - here's how

Alastair Stewart has stepped down as an ITV presenter after 40 years of service (ITN)

Alastair Stewart steps down as ITV News presenter over 'misuse of social media'

Sir Ian

Sir Ian McKellen coming to Wigan for hometown theatre show

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King Lear: Anthony Hopkins heads astonishing cast for BBC's Bank Holiday epic

Humanatomy: How the body works by Nicola Edwards, George Ermos and Jem Maybank

Book reviews: Human mechanics, hidden magic and the joys of rhyme

Robert Burns was no peasant poet, he was a master of self-promotion

An opera performance

Classical Chat: Curtain's up at the opera house

Are you a real life Romeo and Juliet?

TV show looking for real-life Romeo and Juliets

Louise Jameson, Janet Henfrey, Souad Faress, Susan Twist and Denise Black. Photo: Richard Davenport

Winter Hill at the Octagon Theatre, Bolton

Happiness is.. a good book

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