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  Was Shakespeare queer? Historians think his most iconic sonnet was about an Elizabethan twink

  PinkNews - Sophie Perry

  Historians say the evidence is “overwhelming” that William Shakespeare was queer – but the debate around his sexuality is complicated. While …

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  ‘Is it antisemitic? Yes’: how Jewish actors and directors tackle The Merchant of Venice

  The Guardian - David Jays

  ‘This play has always fascinated and repulsed me and I don’t like it. I’ve never liked it.” It’s rare for an actor promoting their latest project to express revulsion. But nothing is simple for Tracy-Ann Oberman, playing Shylock in her own adaptation of Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice. How do …

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  Musical Writer Smells ‘Something Rotten’ With ‘History Of The World Part II’ Shakespeare Scene; Josh Gad Says Much Ado About Nothing – Update

  Deadline - Greg Evans

  UPDATED, with Josh Gad response: Something Rotten!, the hit 2015 Broadway comedy set during the time of Shakespeare, includes an early scene in which …

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  Drama graduates not equipped to perform Shakespeare, Globe boss warns

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  Most Commented English National Opera is urging Arts Council England to "urgently" rethink plans to force the company out of London, after former …

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  Heavenly powers or something rotten? When Richard Burton played Hamlet

  The Guardian - Michael Billington

  In 1964 Richard Burton played Hamlet on Broadway in a modern-dress production directed by John Gielgud. By commercial standards, it was a roaring success: it ran for 17 weeks, breaking a record previously held by Gielgud himself, and was packed out every night. But, for many of those involved, it …

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  Titus Andronicus ‘unplugged’: how the Globe is staging the gory play in a new light

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  Most Commented Laurence O’Keefe, Tori Allen-Martin and Jodie Prenger are among the writers of eight new musicals that will be showcased as part of …