Hamnet’ is a family drama about William Shakespeare, his wife Agnes, and their children. Learn how the movie blends fact and ...

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

In both life and art, Holbein had a “talent for catching every rising tide”, said Mathew Lyons in The Spectator. Goldring’s ...

The plague arrives and, despite concern for Hamnet’s more sickly twin sister Judith, takes the life of Shakespeare’s only son ...

The belief that his son’s death inspired Shakespeare to write Hamlet is itself inspired by an enduring, compelling, and highly questionable theory.

Sir Tom Stoppard, who has died at the age of 88, was one of Britain's cleverest playwrights. His writing was witty and playful, he took ideas seriously and delighted in philosophical and political ...

The German poet’s dauntingly eclectic accomplishments were founded on a tireless interrogation of how a life should be lived.

Though little is known about the life of William Shakespeare's only son, historians say his premature death may have shaped the bard's most famous works. This illustration shows William Shakespeare ...

We’re sadly coming to the end of annual Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival, which runs at 7 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays through Aug. 31. Don’t hate us, but the August show is actually not ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Amy Odell’s upcoming book, Gwyneth: The Biography, seemingly reveals how Paltrow, 52, allegedly ...

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