In a lot of ways, Shakespeare was kind of the kind of fanfiction. While we wouldn’t really understand what fanfic was until ...

Hamnet author and movie co-screenwriter Maggie O'Farrell explains how little is known about the lives of William Shakespeare ...

In the annals of William Shakespeare’s legacy, a twist has emerged that’s practically as dramatic as any of the Bard’s plays: the real “Shakespeare” behind a centuries-old family document has been ...

There is no evidence that Shakespeare wrote Hamlet because his son died, but the timing has long unsettled scholars. The play ...

Jessie Buckley, already the Best Actress Oscar frontrunner, is remarkable as William Shakespeare’s wife Agnes in Chloé Zhao’s ...

Harvey Weinstein’s aggressive FYC strategy led to 13 Academy Award nominations for the romantic comedy and a major upset win.

The organization overseeing museums celebrating English playwright William Shakespeare’s life is reportedly working to "decolonize" his legacy in the name of battling White supremacy. The Telegraph ...

The document suggests that Shakespeare and his wife Anne Hathaway had more of a shared life than previously thought. Illustration of William Shakespeare leaving home, bidding farewell to his wife, ...

William Shakespeare was a Renaissance-era writer and actor, often referred to as England's national poet, the world's greatest dramatist, and the "Bard of Avon." Despite this widespread success, the ...

How much do we really know about the inspiration for one of the most famous plays ever performed? When William Shakespeare sat down to write "Hamlet," his son - his only son, Hamnet - was some 4 years ...