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Antony Sher, one of the most acclaimed Shakespearean actors of his generation, has died at 72, the Royal Shakespeare Company said Friday. Sher played most of Shakespeare's meaty male roles i…
LONDON (AP) -- London's Old Vic Theatre said Thursday it has received 20 allegations of inappropriate behavior by its former artistic director Kevin Spacey, and acknowledged …
LONDON (AP) -- London's Old Vic theater said Thursday it has received 20 allegations of actions that spanned "a range of inappropriate behavior" against Kev…
He achieved global success with "St. Mark's Gospel," a one-man show about the life of Jesus.
To coincide with the anniversary of the Bard's death, Christie's is selling copies of the first four editions of his plays
LONDON (AP) -- It's a "Hamlet" with Hollywood-level hype and an A-list star in Benedict Cumberbatch. But London's latest stage sensation is more than a Shakespearean star vehicle....
VENICE, Italy (AP) -- William Shakespeare is not usually considered the godfather of pulp fiction....
LONDON (AP) -- A hit. A very palpable hit....
LONDON (AP) -- London is a city of bridges, but it's not a City of Bridges. It has never been graced with the elegant arches of Venice or Paris....
LONDON (AP) -- Here's a tip: Don't tell Kathleen Turner what to do....
LONDON (AP) -- "Privacy," a new drama that has London buzzing, is probably the first play to open with a request that the audience keep their smartphones switched on. It's certainly the …
LONDON (AP) -- Four decades on from the flares, fame and fabulousness, the members of ABBA say they have no regrets - not even about the clothes....
LONDON (AP) -- Martha Plimpton is an American in London, grappling with all that ails the United States....
LONDON (AP) -- Reviewers were largely seduced, rather than scandalized, on Friday by the latest musical from Andrew Lloyd Webber - surely the first in the impresario's highly successful …
LONDON (AP) -- Oscar-winning actor Kevin Spacey says television has overtaken cinema as the home of quality character-driven drama, but the industry risks failure if it doesn't recognize…
LONDON (AP) -- "What a drag it is getting old," a young Mick Jagger sang five decades ago - though he may have changed his mind since....
LONDON—Broadway sensation "The Book of Mormon" has landed in London, to a warm reception from theatergoers and mixed notices from critics Reviewers delivered their verdicts on the …
LONDON (AP) -- The time is coming - maybe sooner than you expect - when you look at Daniel Radcliffe and don't think "Harry Potter."...
LONDON—The critics have spoken—"Viva Forever" did not spice up their lives. British reviewers were scathing Wednesday about the big-budget stage show built around the songs o…
LONDON (AP) -- Does "The Bodyguard" have the muscle to be a hit?...
LONDON (AP) -- She dreamed a dream, and it came true. But what happened next for Susan Boyle?...
LONDON (AP) -- As the world comes to Britain for the Olympics, Britain is celebrating arguably its greatest gift to the world - the plays of William Shakespeare....
The Spice Girls reunited onstage Tuesday to announce details of a musical based on their songs " a tale of fame and female friendship that will open in London in the fall.
LONDON (AP) -- The Spice Girls reunited onstage Tuesday to announce details of a musical based on their songs - a tale of fame and female friendship that will open in London in the fall.…
