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Shakespeare

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    Bottom's Dream, FUNharmonics family concert, Royal Festival Hall

    Bottom's Dream, FUNharmonics family concert, Royal Festival Hall

    On 05 Jun 16

    Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream in London for little ones this May half term

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  • We Love

    Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    Ralph Fiennes is a chilling, compelling Richard III

    Richard III, Almeida Theatre review ★★★★★

    07 Jun 16 – 06 Aug 16

    A remarkable, chilling performance from Ralph Fiennes makes the Almeida's otherwise straight production compelling

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  • Features

     

    Review: BBC The Hollow Crown: Benedict Cumberbatch's finest hour

    Review: BBC The Hollow Crown: Benedict Cumberbatch's finest hour

    Why we love The Hollow Crown: Shakespeare on screen

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  • Book Now

    Classical Music 

    Samling 20th Anniversary Showcase, The Seven Ages of Man, Wigmore Hall

    Samling 20th Anniversary Showcase, The Seven Ages of Man, Wigmore Hall

    On 08 Nov 16

    Supporter of young musicians, Samling celebrates Shakespeare with music for the seven ages of man

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  • Features

     

    The Hollow Crown: episode two review

    The Hollow Crown: episode two review

    Benedict Cumberbatch and Sophie Okonedo are magnificent in the BBC's Shakespeare adaptation

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  • We love

    Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Globe review

    Sexy, subversive Shakespeare: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Globe review ★★★★★

    30 Apr 16 – 11 Sep 16

    New Globe artistic director Emma Rice begins with a bang: Beyonce, Bowie, Bollywood & cabaret make for a drastically different Midsummer Night's Dream

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  • Must See

     

    Why we love Upstart Crow: Ben Elton takes on Shakespeare for new BBC sitcom

    Why we love Upstart Crow: Ben Elton takes on Shakespeare for new BBC sitcom

    We review Upstart Crow, BBC Two's raucous new sitcom based on the life of Shakespeare, as played by David Mitchell

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  • Interview

     

    Interview, Simon Callow: Shakespeare's legacy

    Interview, Simon Callow: 'Shakespeare provided us with the best account of what it is to be human'

    To celebrate Shakespeare 400, Simon Callow dicusses his personal highlights of the bard, the limitless potential of the plays, and his favourite Shakespearean word

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  • Features

     

    Spectacular new series: The Hollow Crown: War of the Roses

    Spectacular new series: The Hollow Crown: War of the Roses

    Starring Tom Sturridge, Sophie Okonedo, Judi Dench and Benedict Cumberbatch, The Hollow Crown series two is out this spring. We take a sneak peek at the first two episodes

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  • We love

    Cinema 

    Ran 4K Restoration film review

    Ran 4K Restoration film review ★★★★★

    01 Apr 16 – 31 May 16

    This 4K restoration will bring a new audience to Kurosawa's King Lear-inspired masterpiece

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  • Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    Twelfth Night Review

    Twelfth Night, Soho Square Review ★★★★★

    24 Mar 16 – 09 Apr 16

    Scena Mundi theatre company scale down Shakespeare for a performance in a church

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  • Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lyric Hammersmith review

    A Midsummer Night's Dream, Lyric Hammersmith review ★★★★★

    20 Feb 16 – 19 Mar 16

    Movers and shakers Filter Theatre bring their raucous reinterpretation of Shakespeare's comedy back to the Lyric after runaway success in 2012

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  • Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    The Tempest, Wanamaker Playhouse review

    The Tempest, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse review ★★★★★

    17 Feb 16 – 22 Apr 16

    Dominic Dromgoole ends his time at the Globe with magic, shipwreck and a fitting farewell to theatre

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  • Features

     

    Theatre Director Michael Longhurst interview

    Theatre Director Michael Longhurst interview

    Rising star director Michael Longhurst tells us about switching from bold new writing to traditional Shakespeare

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  • In the Know

    Dance 

    De Keersmaeker: Golden Hours, Sadler's Wells

    Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker, Golden Hours (As You Like It): Sadler's Wells

    08 Mar 16 – 09 Mar 16

    The veteran Belgian choreographer Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker brings her Rosas company back to Sadler’s Wells with a challenging reading of Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It.

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  • Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    Cymbeline review

    Cymbeline, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse review ★★★★★

    02 Dec 15 – 21 Apr 16

    Shakespeare's late romance comes to life in the historically accurate surroundings of the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

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  • Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    Macbeth, Young Vic

    Macbeth, Young Vic review ★★★★★

    26 Nov 15 – 23 Jan 16

    Shakespeare's Macbeth gets a dance makeover from director Carrie Cracknell and choreographer Lucy Guerin at the Young Vic 2015

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  • Book Now

    Festival 

    RSC Shakespeare on Screen, Barbican

    RSC Shakespeare on Screen, Barbican

    09 Jan 16 – 30 Jan 16

    This January the Barbican presents a retrospective season of RSC productions of Shakespeare captured on screen.

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  • Competition

    Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    Pericles, Sam Wanamaker review

    Pericles, Sam Wanamaker Playhouse review ★★★★★

    19 Nov 15 – 21 Apr 16

    Shakespeare's late play gets a merry makeover at the Sam Wanamaker Playhouse

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  • Day tickets

    Tried and Tested

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    The Winter's Tale review

    REVIEW: The Winter's Tale, Garrick Theatre ★★★★★

    17 Oct 15 – 16 Jan 16

    A tour-de-force of theatre talents dazzle in the first of Kenneth Branagh's plays at the Garrick

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  • Exclusive

    Tried and Tested

    Exclusive 

    As You Like It

    REVIEW: As You Like It, National Theatre ★★★★★

    26 Oct 15 – 05 Mar 16

    Shakespeare at the National Theatre gets a mystical makeover in a fresh, As You Like it with a radiant performance from Rosalie Craig

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  • Extended

    Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    Measure for Measure, Young Vic: review

    Measure for Measure, Young Vic: review ★★★★★

    01 Oct 15 – 14 Nov 15

    Director Joe Hill-Gibbins gives Shakespeare's problem play a radical revamp and heap of sex dolls at the Young Vic

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  • Tried and Tested

    Theatre 

    The War of the Roses

    REVIEW: The War of the Roses, The Rose Theatre Kingston ★★★★★

    16 Sep 15 – 31 Oct 15

    Trevor Nunn brings Shakespeare's histories to life with epic drama in this engrossing triliogy of plays

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  • Essential

    Dance 

    Romeo and Juliet, Royal Ballet

    Royal Ballet: Romeo and Juliet, Royal Opera House

    19 Sep 15 – 02 Dec 15

    Love and despair know no bounds in the Royal Ballet’s Romeo and Juliet, Kenneth Macmillan’s ageless tragedy.

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  • Essential

    Cinema 

    Macbeth film review

    Macbeth film review ★★★★★

    On 30 Nov 15

    Marion Cotillard and Michael Fassbender star in Justin Kurzel's modern adaptation of Shakespeare's dark tragedy.

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  • Interview

    Things to do 

    Romola Garai Interview

    Romola Garai Interview

    We talk to Romola Garai, star of the Young Vic's 'Measure for Measure' about working on Suffragette, living in a covent and sexist directors

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  • In the Know

    Cinema 

    Bill: Horrible Histories Shakespeare movie

    Bill: Horrible Histories movie about Shakespeare

    18 Sep 15 – 31 Oct 15

    New children's film Bill: Horrible Histories movie about Shakespeare shows the bard's life with a starry cast and plenty of hi-jinks

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  • Day tickets

    We love

    Theatre 

    Hamlet, Barbican

    Hamlet, Barbican

    05 Aug 15 – 31 Oct 15

    Mixed reviews for Benedict Cumberbatch's Hamlet: get day tickets and decide for yourself at the Barbican

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  • Book Now

    Theatre 

    RIFT: Shakespeare in Shoreditch Festival 2015

    RIFT: Shakespeare in Shoreditch Festival 2015

    01 Apr 16 – 30 Apr 16

    Innovative theatre company Rift present four new plays and programme of screenings and events to celebrate Shakespeare in Shoreditch, April 2016

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  • Essential

    Theatre 

    Richard II, The Globe

    Richard II, The Globe ★★★★★

    11 Jul 15 – 18 Oct 15

    Shakespeare's lesser-known play is brought emphatically to life by Simon Godwin, director, for the Globe new Justice and Mercy season 2015.

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  • Interview

     

    Interview: Mariah Gale, actress

    Interview: Mariah Gale, actress

    Between playing Isabella in Measure for Measure, Mariah Gale takes a break from Shakespeare to talk gutsy heroines, celebrity Hamlets and happy endings.

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  • In the Know

    Theatre 

    A Comedy of Errors, National Theatre

    A Comedy of Errors, National Theatre

    21 Oct 15 – 06 Nov 15

    These daytime performances of A Comedy of Errors are sure to be a hit with kids from eight to 12

    Read more
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