Shakespeare

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Lear is a new reimagining of the iconic King Lear play by William Shakespeare.

Scottish reimagining of iconic play by deaf actor and writer

Eddie Izzard is set to bring their performance of Hamlet to UK audiences in late 2025.

Eddie Izzard announces widespread UK tour of Hamlet

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A general view shows the Perth Museum in central Scotland. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Shakespeare's Macbeth another reason to celebrate prized museum

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Gerardine Sacdalan as Juliet with the cast of & Juliet

Theatre reviews: & Juliet | Miracle On Deanston Drive

Adam Driver as Cesar Catilina in Megalopolis

Megalopolis: Shakespearean epic or pretentious mess?

Hamlet

EIF theatre & music reviews: Hamlet | Edinburgh Festival Chorus + more

Poet and performer Sean Wai Keung's Fringe show at Summerhall will be exploring the history of the fortune cookie. Picture: Brian Hartley

The best food and drink shows at the Edinburgh Fringe

The Amazing Doctor She Medicine Show

MacPlebs

Henry V at the Fringe

Joseph Twigg, CEO of Aveni, which says the funding will grow its 'market-leading' position in AI services for UK financial services businesses. Picture: contributed.

Fintech secures 'one of largest Series A investments in a Scots firm this year'

Yorick's skull takes centre stage in Fringe world premiere

James Boal, Graham Mackay-Bruce and Sam Stopford in Measure For Measure (Picture: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan)

Measure For Measure review: ‘An impressively sharp, tightly focused production’

As You Like It is performed with tremendous panache by the Folksy Theatre cast

As You Like It review: 'A gorgeous, life-giving romance'

Why Dr Seuss has best advice about what to do when good things come to an end Kate Copstick

Nicole Cooper in the title role in Kathy McKean's version of Hedda Gabler, with James Boal as Judge Brack PIC: Tommy Ka-Ken Wan

Theatre reviews: Hedda Gabler | Jane Eyre

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Val McDermid PIC: Lisa Ferguson / The Scotsman

Book review: Queen Macbeth, by Val McDermid

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Rangers CEO James Bisgrove, pictured with new manager Philippe Clement, doesn't dispute that the hunt that ended with the Belgian being handed the role after the decision to part company with Michael Beale has made for a steep learning curve in the role he has held officially for three months. (Photo by Alan Harvey / SNS Group)

Rangers CEO opens up on Ibrox fan power and Beale recruitment

Sir Michael Gambon has died aged 82, his family has confirmed. (Credit: Getty Images)

Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82

Nicole Cooper as The Fool Lear's Fool PIC: Tommy Ga-Ken Wan

Theatre review: Lear's Fool, Botanic Gardens, Glasgow

Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet PIC: Johan Persson

Dance review: Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet, Festival Theatre, Edinburgh

Adrian Bliss: Inside Everyone

Fringe comedy reviews: Adrian Bliss: Inside Everyone | Nightwatchman + more

Historic manor house where Shakespeare wrote ‘As You Like It’ goes up for sale

Historic manor house where Shakespeare wrote famous play up for sale

Married couple Janet and John Ford, who own Tudor World, are at loggerheads with Joe Rukin, who runs Sinister Stratford ghost tours.

Turf war breaks out between Stratford-upon-Avon ghost tour guides

Philippa Langley at the reinterment of Richard III at Leicester Cathedral in 2015

Careful what you miss in school – it might just change your life

Publicity images for Julius Caesar and Henry IV at the 2023 Bard in the Botanics festival PICS: Courtesy of Bard in the Botanics

Bard in the Botanics: 'We approach Shakespeare in a way that is bold and brave'

A mural depicting German composer Ludwig van Beethoven on a house in his native city of Bonn, Germany PIC:Ina Fassbender / AFP / Getty Images

Book review: Beethoven’s Assassins, by Andrew Crumey

It is hoped that the campaign will make angling accessible and fun for all ages (photo: Adobe)

Campaign to support the next generation of anglers

Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma will be appearing in Edinburgh in a new stage production of Macbeth. Picture: Oliver Rosser

Ralph Fiennes and Indira Varma to appear in Macbeth in Edinburgh warehouse

Claudia Cavalluzzo, executive director of Converge

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Zinnie Harris directing Nicole Cooper and Adam Best in Macbeth (An Undoing) PIC: Heather Johns

Nicole Cooper on Macbeth (An Undoing): ‘Is this the version you want?’

A customer buys a drink at a Wetherspoons pub in Clapham, London.

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The Scotsman Sessions #347: Sam Stopford

Aaron Judge, of the New York Yankees, hits a home run, or 'homer', against the Boston Red Sox (Picture: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

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Carry On and Harry Potter actor Leslie Phillips dies aged 98 after long illness - tributes

Harry Potter star Leslie Phillips dies aged 98

King Charles III, seen with Camilla, the Queen Consort, at Westminster Hall, London, addressed both Houses of Parliament as members expressed their condolences following the death of Queen Elizabeth II (Picture: Henry Nicholls/PA)

Charles's first words to UK Parliament stress importance of democracy
King Charles’s first address to the UK Parliament as monarch was short but full of meaning.

Lanna Joffrey as Fatemeh and Nalân Burgess as Shirin in Sister Radio PIC: Fraser Band

Theatre reviews: Sister Radio | The Comedy of Errors

Janey Godley was among the early guests at this year's Edinburgh International Book Festival.

Festival Diary: Janey Godley is big box office at the book festival

Ian McKellen in the new production of Hamlet at the 2022 Edinburgh Fringe

Edinburgh Festival Fringe theatre review: Hamlet with Ian McKellen

The Comedy of Errors in rehearsal PIC: Alex Brady

Dominic Hill on The Comedy of Errors: 'A perfect little gem'

Tim Crouch: Truth's A Dog Must to Kennel. PIC: Stuart Armitt

Tim Crouch on his virtual-reality themed riff on King Lear: 'It's about the last...

Sir Ian McKellen and dancer Johan Christensen share the role of Hamlet at Edinburgh Fringe Pic: Devin de Vil

First look at Sir Ian McKellen as Hamlet in Edinburgh

Beautiful view of traditional Gondola on Canal Grande with historic Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in the background on a sunny day in Venice, Italy

Book a place on rail trips to literary landscapes - including Bronte country and...

Boris the Third is a new play about the 'rise and fall' of Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The play is written and directed by Adam Meggido, and stars Harry Kershaw as Boris.

Boris Johnson's Fringe exit

English actor David Warner as King Henry VI in the stage play 'The Wars of the Roses', adapted from Shakespeare's historical plays 'Henry VI' and 'Richard III', and staged by the Royal Shakespeare Company at the Aldwych Theatre in London, UK, 11th January 1964. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Star Trek, The Omen and Titanic actor David Warner dies age 80

Nicole Cooper as Medea at Bard in the Botanics

Theatre reviews: Medea | A Midsummer Night's Dream

Exciting new midsummer carnival to unleash Warwick Castle’s history

Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir PIC: Mihaela Bodlovic

Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir: ‘I'm drawn to the dark side of the human psyche’

Ali Smith PIC: Mimmo Frassineti/Agf/Shutterstock

Book review: Companion Piece, by Ali Smith

Company of Wolves in Julius Caesar

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