Antony and Cleopatra? Exhausting. Lear? Magnificent but flawed. Hamlet? Limitless. For Shakespeare’s birthday, the Guardian’s former theatre critic ranks all the plays ...

Staunton, Virginia, is home to the world’s first-ever re-creation of Shakespeare’s indoor theatre, the Blackfriars Playhouse.

The former executive director of Manhattan’s Little Island starts her new job at San Diego’s oldest and largest theater on ...

Andrew Kushnir’s autobiographical play, sourced from interview transcripts and his own family history, explores the ...

On the 1972 album Meet the Brady Bunch, the television family sings a bizarre version of Don McLean’s American Pie. The ...

It’s an absurd concept to have to prove your rights to ancestral land, and that’s exactly what Kevin Loring gets across in ...

Across from a pub in central London, pedestrians may notice a small plaque: On March 10, 1613, it states, “William Shakespeare purchased lodgings in the Blackfriars gatehouse located near this site.” ...

There has been a trend in productions of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in recent years to portray Athens as a sexually repressive ...

San Diego arts organizations and supporters react to the city’s proposed elimination of $11.8 million in arts grants.

Kristofer Goldsmith discovered the depths of racist extremism — including in New England. Omer Aziz is a contributing writer ...

Here are some of the best things to do this week in San Diego, from Monday, May 4 to May 8. Check back Wednesday for our guide to things to do this weekend. Monday Star Wars trivia night: May 4 is the ...

Olympic track star Jackie Joyner-Kersee and former U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen are among the 11 American women ...