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The Duchess at Trafalgar Theatre
Skiddle· 23 minutes agoTheatre for 11 weeks only. Recently widowed and in search for a new lease of life, the Duchess (Whittaker) defies her family’s wishes by remarrying...
Britain's Ian McKellen will not return to role after stage fall
Reuters· 24 hours agoBritish actor Ian McKellen, 85, will not return to the role of John Falstaff in a tour after he fell...
We've tracked down the most beautiful stately homes in Great Britain
LoveEXPLORING via Yahoo News· 24 hours agoIt was even featured in William Shakespeare's tragic play Macbeth as the home of the title...
Ian McKellen Drops Out of ‘Player Kings’ National Tour on Doctor’s Orders Following Fall
The Wrap via Yahoo News UK· 1 day agoThe role of Falstaff in the West End production will be played by David Semark moving forward The...
Ian McKellen withdraws from tour of his play to ‘protect my recovery’ after fall from stage.
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 1 day agoActor Ian McKellen said Monday he is withdrawing from a U.K. tour of his latest play because he...
Academic to write third Shakespeare time-travel novel
This is Oxfordshire· 1 day agoHe has received praise for his first two books, Hamlet and the Psychotherapist, and The Scottish King: Macbeth and the Psychotherapist. These stories follow the adventures ...
Ismail Kadare, 88, Dies; His Novels Brought Albania’s Plight to the World
New York Times· 1 day agoOften compared to Orwell and Kafka, he walked a political tightrope with works that offered veiled...
Ismail Kadare: A bright light in Albania's darkest days
AFP via Yahoo News UK· 1 day agoNovelist Ismail Kadare -- who has died aged 88 -- used his pen as a stealth weapon to survive...
Shakespeare goes pop: the best of the Bard’s work updated on screen
The Guardian· 1 day agoTruancy laws mandate that students develop at the very least a passing familiarity with Romeo and Juliet, the highest-brow pop culture artifact nonetheless considered universally common knowledge ...
Peek inside Royal Family's Balmoral Castle as never seen before
BBC News· 2 days agoBalmoral has been the Royal Family's Scottish holiday home since the 19th Century - and now visitors...