The Greater Hartford Shakespeare Festivals continues its new format of alternate performances of two shows as other outdoor ...

Shakespeare maintained a wide-ranging interest in different forms of “natural philosophy,” which combined what we now call ...

So no one will be ruffled to learn that the Griffith Park Free Shakespeare Festival will alight at the Dell, which can be ...

Two centuries after Shakespeare's death, a lowly law clerk named William Henry Ireland forged the Bard's signature and a seal that convinced skeptics. Hugh Douglas Hamilton / National Portrait ...

A major mystery surrounding William Shakespeare has been addressed following analysis of a 400-year-old letter written about the English playwright. For years, people have thought he lived in ...

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire and was baptised a few days later on 26 April 1564. ... Hamnet and Judith, but their son died when he was 11 years old.

It was even used by a man known the world over — William Shakespeare. Now, archaeologists working on the theater have discovered what appears to be a doorway, and one that Shakespeare likely ...

Shakespeare’s parents had been Catholics, and the tension between the new and old religions can be seen in much of his work. William’s father, John Shakespeare, was a member of the borough ...

Let’s get something straight: Making William Shakespeare’s plays “cool” is kind of the opposite of cool. The only thing older than trying to make Shakespeare’s plays “hip” is ...

A 400-year-old Shakespeare mystery has gotten a major shake-up. In a paper published in the journal Shakespeare on April 24 — the day after the Bard’s 461st birthday, if you happened to have ...

A portrait of William Shakespeare in central London on March 9, 2009. Lefteris Pitarakis/AP Photo Why It Matters. Despite living over 400 years ago, Shakespeare's life and work still fascinate ...