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William Shakespeare

English playwright and poet (1564–1616)

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William Shakespeare (c. 23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.

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🇬🇧 A Midsummer Night’s Dream review – a playful, punchy Shakespeare romcom made easy (2026-04-02)
Unicorn theatre, London The Unicorn and RSC’s accessible adaptation is at its best in comic set pieces – even if the pared-dow...
🇬🇧 William Shakespeare’s Romeo+Juliet review – Baz Luhrmann’s joyful tragedy is still extravagantly full of life (2026-03-26)
The 1990s love tragedy starring a young Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes is a tonic and a delightThirty years ago, Baz Luhrmann reinvented...
🇺🇸 Ruby Stokes Joins Kenneth Branagh in Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘The Tempest’ (2026-03-26)
Rising British star Ruby Stokes is set to mark her Royal Shakespeare Company debut and has joined Kenneth Branagh in its upcoming production of “The T...
🇺🇸 ‘Hamnet’ Spoofed in ‘SNL U.K’ Sketch in Which Shakespeare Returns From London With Ketamine, ‘Team Anne Boleyn’ Tote and ‘C—y Little Earring’ (2026-03-21)
A very different version of William Shakespeare showed up in the first episode of “SNL U.K,” appearing in a sketch that took comic aim at the biggest ...
🇺🇸 Almanac: March 15 (2026-03-15)
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date....
🇬🇧 Historical figures like Churchill and Shakespeare to be replaced on banknotes (2026-03-11)
Historical figures like William Shakespeare and Sir Winston Churchill will be replaced by images of British wildlife on the next series of Bank of Eng...
🇬🇧 Readers reply: What if Shakespeare was dropped in modern-day London? (2026-03-08)
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions ponders the hypothetical reactions of eminent historical personages to tod...
🇺🇸 ‘Hamnet’ | Anatomy of a Scene (2026-03-04)
The director Chloé Zhao narrates a sequence from her Oscar-nominated film, featuring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal....
🇺🇸 ‘Hamlet’ Trailer: Riz Ahmed Leads Gritty Modern Shakespeare Adaptation Set In London’s Elite South Asian Community (2026-02-25)
With the inspiration behind Hamlet making its way to the 2026 Oscars in Best Picture nom Hamnet, a contemporary take on the William Shakespeare play i...