Seventeen plays attributed to William Shakespeare were written in collaboration with other playwrights, according to an edition of his works coming out this month that uses “big data” to reveal the mixed authorship. Shakespeare’s reputed…
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Secrets of early Shakespeare theatre dug up in London
British archaeologists raised the curtain Thursday on a 16th century theatre which staged William Shakespeare plays like “Romeo and Juliet” and where the bard himself acted in “London’s first theatreland”. The Curtain Theatre put on…
Shakespeare’s hometown welcomes world for 400th anniversary
William Shakespeare’s hometown is bracing for a surge in visitors from around the world this month as it marks 400 years since the death of the foremost playwright in the English language. A parade to…
Rare Shakespeare First Folio found in French library
A copy of William Shakespeare’s First Folio, the first-ever compilation of the Bard’s plays, published in 1623, has been discovered in the library of an ancient port town in northern France. The book was uncovered…