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I think there are always those things in Shakespeare that immediately appeal to children. And children are serious little philosophers who relentlessly broach the most profound and fundamental questions about anything and everything around them. The question was already raised by some: Did Shakespeare write mainly for children? So-called "pop" Shakespeare criticism answered

The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Hamlet, the tormented prince of Denmark, embodies our own struggles: between reason and violence, courage and inaction. He is a modern character in an endlessly quotable play.

NEW YORK (AP) — Playwright Noah Haidles Broadway debut is all about time and yet none...

There is a historic grain and feed mill that was built in the 1800s and was recently a restaurant that sits in the hamlet of Elnora near Clifton Park. Owners of a popular Schenectady restaurant have bought the buildings and they are turning it into their second location.

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LONDON (AP) — “Cabaret” stars Eddie Redmayne and Jessie Buckley are among the...

Next two years. a journey into the past, a promise for the future. now on bbc news, amol rajan interviews sir ian mckellen. just over four years ago, i drove to chichester to interview a titan of stage and screen. he was staring as king lear in the local theatre and he told me it would be his last big shakespearean role. i shouldnt have believed a word, because last year, at the age of 82, amidst the pandemic and some five decades after his first public turn in the role, sir ian mckellen played ...

There are going to be new stories from tolkien, on television, but i gather gandalf will not be a part of them. thats a shame. if he is... are you available? if there is one part that you cannot be too old for! i think hes 7000 years old! that was 20 years ago, you know. what i want to do now, professionally, is treat every job as if it is the last that i will ever do. you told me when i interviewed you for lear that you would never play shakespeare again! it is still there, rather embarrassingl...

When it comes to stories that sound as if they’re ripe for the Onion, but are...