William Shakespeare
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Seven of the best stage shows to watch from home
The Week Recommends Settle back on your sofa for curtain up
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What’s on this weekend? From The Nest to Extra Ordinary
The Week Recommends Your guide to what’s worth seeing and reading this weekend
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What’s on this weekend? From Frankie Boyle’s Tour of Scotland to Greed
The Week Recommends Your guide to what’s worth seeing and reading this weekend
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William Shakespeare: ten of the Bard’s best poems
In Depth The playwright and poet penned more than 150 sonnets in his lifetime
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How to spot 'witch markings' on your home
In Depth Historic England urges people to look out for unusual carved symbols on old buildings
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Benedict Cumberbatch gives a 'dazzling turn' in Hollow Crown
The Week Recommends Sherlock star delivers a 'gripping study of psychopathy' in BBC's adaptations of Shakespeare's 'least loved' histories
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William Shakespeare quiz: do you know the meanings of these words?
Speed Read On the anniversary of the Bard's death, test your knowledge of his most obscure turns of phrase
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Shakespeare's death: How to toast 400 years of the bard's demise
The Week Recommends Walks, talks, TV and stage shows pay tribute to Britain's greatest playwright this weekend
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The Hollow Crown: BBC accused of sexing up the Bard
The Week Recommends Controversial sex scene features in new version of the War of the Roses
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Shakespeare Live: David Tennant to host BBC event
In Depth Stars to mark 400 years of the Bard, but why is the playwright still so popular?
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Benedict Cumberbatch begs fans not to film his Hamlet
Speed Read After 'one hell of a week', actor says being recorded on stage is 'mortifying'
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King Richard III's violent end revealed by scientists
Speed Read Team of researchers discover that King Richard III sustained 11 wounds, nine of them to the skull
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Two Gentlemen of Verona – reviews of 'delightful' revival
The Week Recommends Dolce vita take on Shakespeare's rarely seen early romance has comic fizz and complexity
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Shakespeare in Love – reviews of 'joyous' West End staging
The Week Recommends Oscar-winning historical rom-com finds its true home in Lee Hall's delightful stage version, say critics
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