To be — or most definitely — not to be. Regarded as the most influential writer in the English language, some of William Shakespeare’s work is now viewed by critics as racist, sexist and ...

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is set to “decolonise” its extensive museum collections after research claimed the playwright’s legacy has been used to advance ideas of “white supremacy”.

This follows a trend in which "the Globe Theatre in London ran a series of seminars titled Anti-Racist Shakespeare which promoted scholarship focused on the idea of race in his plays." We are told ...

Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust owns buildings in the playwright's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon. It wants to 'create a more inclusive museum experience' and announced it will move away from ...

Two West Midlands primary schools have taken to the stage to mark the beginning of Shakespeare Week. The national series of events for school children celebrates the playwright, which organisers ...

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust says it is to ‘decolonise its museum collections’ to tackle the claim that the playwright’s ‘legacy promotes white supremacy’ (National Portrait Gallery ...

To see or not to see? It’s definitely the former with these unmissable London Shakespeare plays All the world’s a stage, especially for those seeking out William Shakespeare in the capital.

Shakespeare may have a lot to say about love, but he also had no lack of words when it comes to a serious clapback. The man loved snappy banter and wicked wisecracks so much that his plays are a ...

Zoë Schiffer: What's your middle name? Lauren Goode: Margaret. Michael Calore: It's like a spondee, though, Wren Goode. Lauren Goode: Wren Goode, it is kind of cool. Wren Margaret. Maybe I should ...

William Shakespeare’s birthplace is being “decolonised” following concerns about the playwright being used to promote “white supremacy”. Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust owns buildings ...