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The Grinch, Houdini, and Baz Luhrmann Walk Into Stoned King Lear Plus: Groff, As You Like It

Aaron Hill’s Henry the Fifth (1723) is wild. Henry’s ex-lover Harriet whom he seduced and abandoned follows him to France, sneaks into his tent disguised as a boy, tells him he’s an a$$hole, gives him letters exposing Scroop et. al., and stabs herself.

10.03.2026 13:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Much Ado on Broadway, Game of Thrones at the RSC, and Macbeth at the Met Plus: A German Richard III lost his horse *and* his sword

Alll the season announcements in Shakespeare News

09.03.2026 23:21 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Steadicams, Sports, and Show Stops Plus: All the Macbeths: pop, drag, “Friends”, ha ha, therapy, lipstick

This week's Shakespeare News

"Welcome the ghosts."

16.02.2026 16:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Stella, Stencils, and Sacred Spaces Plus: McKellen does More & Maggie mudlarks

“I would have liked to have played Hamlet.”
“That train has left the station.”
“Oliver played him when he was 42.”
“Olivier was a better actor than you.”

#ShakespeareSunday

16.02.2026 02:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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California Gurls, Tiny Earrings, and Moose Heads Plus: Which Shakespeare descendants ended up in Australia?

"Sit down in it? I’m going to DIE in it."

05.02.2026 18:40 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Bridgerton, Bookclubs, and Banquo on Roller Skates Plus: Timon Tonight

Also includes: a new "Henry IV" mashup, a funky French "Tempest" with a backflipping harpy, and a comedy version of "R&J".

05.02.2026 18:39 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Star Wars, Southern Accents, and Sonic Stories Plus: Did Shakespeare have his first kiss under this tree?

A snowy Sunday Shakespeare News.

Also includes: Al Pacino in OSF costumes, *All* the Shakespeare on "The Traitors", and Puckish Pitt starts. #ShakespeareSunday

25.01.2026 15:19 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Porters, Pepys, and Pens Plus: Romeo and Juliet and Godzilla

First-half-of-January Shakespeare News (5/5)

Also includes: a sci-fi "Tempest", a Lakota "Twelfth Night", and Josh Brolin doing "Caesar" speeches.

25.01.2026 00:50 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Panto, Demonic Mushrooms, and Shakespeare in Space December Shakespeare News

December Shakespeare News (4/5)

Also includes: a new musical Henry V, Paul Rudd lying about Hamlet, and a 19th c. child actor.

25.01.2026 00:48 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Mockumentaries, Jack the Ripper, and “Pursued by bear” wine November Shakespeare News

November Shakespeare News (3/5)

Also includes: AI Midsummers, Steve Jobs, and possets.

17.01.2026 14:32 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Headless Teddy Bears, Naughty Swans, and a "Weasel-Like" Academic (defamatory) October Shakespeare News

October Shakespeare News (2/5)

Also includes: an onstage wedding, Julia Roberts, and so much "Fate of Ophelia"

17.01.2026 14:31 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tragedeighs, Netball, and Muppets Plus: Keanu's Mercutio got him an agent

Multiple months of Shakespeare news! 1/5

Also includes: Robert Redford, Lorca, and what Marlowe would have smelled like.

17.01.2026 14:30 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Strictly, Scilly, and Satire Plus: A fried chicken King Lear

New [Shakespeare] news in the new [chicken] court!

Also includes: the "female Hamlet," Scalia plays Macbeth (really), and a perpetual food/booze bequest.

23.09.2025 12:24 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Tyndale, Tycho, and Title IX Plus: Van Gogh, Joan Baez, and She's the Man: The Musical

New Shakespeare News!

Also incudes: lute players, perpetual stew, and "the guy with the eyes"

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17.09.2025 13:56 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Audra McDonald, Peter Marks, and Shakespeare's secret gay lover Plus: Hamlet in a g-string

A month of Shakespeare News 4/4

Also includes: which Shakespeare character must be "comfortable with oligarchy"?

14.09.2025 15:59 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Book Nooks, Cookie Cutters, and Dogs in Ruffs Plus: Oscar Isaac stabbing lasagna

A month of Shakespeare News 3/4

Also includes: an ad-rap-tation of Caesar and a “sexy as hell” Richard III.

13.09.2025 23:09 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Wound Men, Wills, and Puppets Plus: "Sam Shepard shouted, “F*ck Shakespeare!"

A month of Shakespeare News 2/4

Also includes: wetsuits and whippits.

12.09.2025 12:03 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Taylor Swift, Paul Mescal, and Adam Smith Plus: Juliet isn't dead she's just hibernating (and a bear)

A month of Shakespeare News! 1/4

Featuring crypto bros, bear spray, and “less smut, more mutt.”

12.09.2025 01:08 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Jane Austen, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Fairy Daddies Plus: Who the %#&$ gave Puck heelys?

Year Two of Shakespeare News!

Featuring an unholy Annie/MacB mashup from @stratfest.bsky.social, Brad Lander sonnets from @drewsof.bsky.social & Lithub, and the history of theater + beer from @kyleathomas.bsky.social.

12.08.2025 19:15 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0