The Shakespearean story of family and grief earned eight Oscar nods this year.

In celebration of the release of his own 'Shakespeare Songs', Nimrod Borenstein lists his five favourite musical settings of The Bard ...

Davidson College Shakespeare scholar and Professor Emerita of English Cynthia Lewis discusses the confluence of grief and ...

Was William Shakespeare's "Hamlet" inspired by the death of his son?

Ulysses has been described by the literary critic Harold Bloom as “Shakespeare-soaked”. In the novel’s opening episode, Buck Mulligan sends up Stephen Dedalus’s unorthodox views about Hamlet: “He ...

Why Hamnet should win Best Picture - THE BATTLE FOR BEST PICTURE: Chloé Zhao’s grief-stricken Shakespeare film is emotionally traumatising yet quietly extraordinary, argues Jessie Thompson, and more t ...

Watch scenes from the performances nominated for best actress at the 98th annual Academy Awards, as well as interviews with ...

Jessie Buckley tipped for Oscar glory ahead of unpredictable ceremony - Many of the races are still wide open.

Jessie Buckley is the favorite to win Best Actress in a Leading Role at the 2026 Academy Awards for her work in 'Hamnet' ...

Today’s subject Suzy Eddie Izzard is an award-winning performer, marathon runner, and author. Her tour de force solo show The Tragedy of Hamlet will be seen right here in DC at Shakespeare Theatre ...

When was the last time you wrote a letter? Not a text. Not a tweet. But a real, ink on paper letter? It’s becoming a ...

The star - who played Princess Alice of Battenberg in the Netflix royal drama - passed away on March 5.