THE NEW FILM HAMNET, BASED ON MAGGIE O’FARRELL’S award-winning 2020 novel, imagines how William Shakespeare wrote Hamlet in a haze of grief over the death of his son. In a sly bit of casting, director

CHLOÉ ZHAO’S SHAKESPEAREAN TRAGEDY

As Dame Judi Dench explores a connection to her hero William Shakespeare, she talks love, death, forgiveness and controlling her temper

A stellar Othello in which the narrative takes centre stage puts the spotlight on the theme of the outsider, which threads through many of this month’s productions

Playwright of dazzling wit and complex ideas Sir ...

The Ear of the Beholder Huon Mallalieu (Thomas ...