William Shakespeare: Well… Female presenter: No one knows the exact details of Shakespeare’s life because no one really wrote anything about people back then; unless you were a king or something.

Sometimes, it’s personal—let’s just say these folks haven’t always been gifted with one of the best names for the bright ...

For the life of me, I cannot recall any reference to black women in any of Shakespeare’s plays. Am I missing something? Or perhaps the very absence of black women in Shakespeare’s plays ...

Every scholar is aware of the precision with which Shakespeare limns ... author of the plays — William of Stratford, we might call him — and court or political life. This has perplexed many ...

This sonnet is a good read for readers interested in poems about time and the impact of life and legacy. Where to read this sonnet: Poetry Foundation. William ... sonnet is a personal meditation ...

In 1606, less than a year after the Gunpowder Plot, Shakespeare was undoubtedly influenced by Guy Fawkes and his ...

It was a copy of Shakespeare’s Second ... commenced. In their biography, The Life of John Payne Collier, Arthur and Janet Ing Freeman describe Madden as carrying a deep interest and intense personal ...

Omaha's SNAP! Productions premieres "Freakshow," a play about angry characters in a traveling oddities exhibit.

Chances are, your favorite stars used to answer to something else. Here, we reveal the real names of 60 celebrities, from ...

Transport yourself back to a bygone era with Katie Rosseinsky’s guide to the best historical fiction releases of the year ...

Shakespeare Theatre Company has announced the cast and creative team for Tom Stoppard's Leopoldstadt, directed by Carey Perloff. The show is produced in association with The Huntington, where it ...