The son of a glove maker and municipal politician from Stratford-upon-Avon, William Shakespeare seems to have risen from modest means to become one of history’s greatest writers, a peerless poet and ...

William Shakespeare was a commoner who wrote witty plays attended by Queen Elizabeth. Sir Francis Bacon was a noble who served as her Attorney General. Right? Well, if you’re a “Baconian,” someone who ...

Shakespeare, but make it zany. “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged)” has been delivering on that mandate since The Reduced Shakespeare Company created and premiered the show nearly ...

Plans in Hillsborough County schools to reduce the works of William Shakespeare to excerpts were met with derision by state education officials on Tuesday. “The Florida Department of Education in no ...

William Shakespeare’s works had bawdy jokes for the people in the cheap seats at the Globe Theatre, as well as more flowery language and grand dramas about historic figures. But some of those jokes ...

The Mansfield Shakespeare Company is excited to announce auditions for its upcoming Shakespeare in the Park production of ...

"Hamlet," releasing Friday and starring Riz Ahmed, is the latest film to reimagine Shakespeare's works in a modern setting. Here are eight others.

Illustration of Shakespeare reciting "Hamlet" to his family in Stratford-upon-Avon. People rarely argue over the question, “Who is the greatest writer of all time?” Even though several literary ...

The Blackfriars Playhouse. Photo by Lauren Rogers Parker. In marriage, owning land, voting, reproductive rights and working, women have fought the fight for gender equity for a long time. “The 50/50 ...