If there is anything that years of experiments in the genre have taught us, it’s that it’s difficult to make a good film ...

The opening of Hamnet echoes that of Hamlet. In the novel’s first scene, Hamnet explores an empty house. O’Farrell gives him ...

Director Chloe Zhao’s earthy and sensuous film Hamnet is based on the book by Maggie O’ Farrell, who also co-wrote the ...

Paul Mescal has denied the suggestion that he is too good-looking to play William Shakespeare. The Irish actor, 29, stars as ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Since Shakespeare’s time, some critics and scholars have been unable to believe that a country boy from ...

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

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. For being arguably the most influential storyteller in the English language, William Shakespeare is nearly absent ...