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By Stuart King Wednesday, August 20 2025, 13:10
The 6th of January was the assumed Candlemas target date for the first night performance to be given before Elizabeth I in 1602, and TWELFTH NIGHT has therefore remained the title by which the play is generally known. However, WHAT YOU WILL lingers as its supplementary nomenclature (and most likely originally intended) title.
Ian Drysdale, Emmy Stonelake and Jocelyn Jee Esien in 'Twelfth Night or What You Will' at Shakespeare's Globe. Photo by Helen Murray
By Miriam Gibson Monday, August 18 2025, 16:17
Usually, if the lead actor forgets their lines on Press Night, it’s a sign of a play that’s gone wrong. But at Sh!t-faced Shakespeare's production of Hamlet - that’s all part of the plan.
Sh!t-faced Shakespeare: Hamlet production image.
By Stuart King Tuesday, August 12 2025, 12:00
Lerner and Leowe’s rarely performed mystical tale of charm and whimsy staged amidst the ethereal mists and magic of the Regent’s Park Open Air setting is a summer joy, even when intermittently interrupted by the descent of a Scottish-themed drizzle.
Louis Gaunt and Danielle Fiamanya in Brigadoon. Photo by Mark Senior
By Stuart King Saturday, August 9 2025, 10:00
Writer Duncan Macmillan, who co-directs EVERY BRILLIANT THING with Jeremy Herrin, co-wrote and developed the play with Jonny Donahoe more than a decade ago. For the run at @sohoplace, Lenny Henry kicks off a season of performers who will each bring their own inimitable personality and style to the show, which is due to continue until 8th November.
Lenny Henry in Every Brilliant Thing. Photo by Helen Murray
By Stuart King Friday, August 8 2025, 14:52
ROMEO & JULIET — This community production of William Shakespeare’s romantic tragedy, is a collaboration between Stratford East and Sadler’s Wells.
Romeo and Juliet production image. Photo by Charlie Flint
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