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 homophobic.

Lycoming College’s annual James and Emily Douthat lecture series will this spring host Alan B. Farmer, Ph.D., for a talk ...

Play On Shakespeare has expanded its programming by launching new partnerships - including with the award-winning Ojai ...

The organization overseeing museums celebrating English playwright William Shakespeare’s life is reportedly working to "decolonize" his legacy in the name of battling White supremacy. The Telegraph ...

(AP) Jeremy Irons has a suggestion for Downton Abbey fans: Give William Shakespeare a try, too. Irons is among the prominent hosts of Shakespeare Uncovered, an inventive series tracing the origins of ...

Throughout the Piccolo Spoleto Festival, audiences can experience the work of William Shakespeare in new ways. Paul Rolfes, who teaches theater at the College of Charleston and co-directed one of the ...

The plays, which run from June 29 through Aug. 22 on the outdoor stage in the Garden at Bjorklunden, share a theme of clever ideas that go awry.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. William Shakespeare was a “black Jewish woman”, according to a new book. It claims that the truth of Shakespearean authorship has ...

Welcome to William Shakespeare done Civil War-style. The new Theatreworks production of the classic 1603 tragedy “Othello,” traditionally set during the wars between Venice and Turkey in the second ...