Toronto -
How do you scrunch “Hamlet” down to ninety minutes without killing the plot or losing too many of the great soliloquies? Sounds like an impossible task, but Canadian Stage manages to pull it off in a surprisingly solid High Park production.
Toronto -
“All’s Well that Ends Well” is a famous title, but it’s not one of William Shakespeare’s better-known plays. This year, Canadian Stage is tackling this rarely remounted work with a wide comedic onslaught – mostly to its advantage.
Toronto -
“Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” is a play in danger of becoming overly familiar, another “modern classic” ruined by time and too many revivals. It takes an energetic cast and vision to make Tom Stoppard's great tragicomedy seem new again.
The promotional video for the second season for the currently airing Japanese anime series called "Tempest: The Civilization Blaster" has been made available. The series continues on January 10, 2013.
London -
William Shakespeare died on St George's Day 1616, but he has never been busier as a Shakespeare festival opens with performances of his plays in 37 languages.
Internationally famous linguist, Professor David Crystal, together with world-renowned Shakespearean actor and author, Ben Crystal, who built the website Shakespeare's Words, have now moved into App support for Apple’s iPhone, iPad, and iPod.
A 69-year-old man from Northern England who hoped for a reconciliation with his estranged wife, laced her tea with mercury in order to make her ill so that he could then volunteer to look after her.
