Shakespeare

She entered the popular imagination as the nameless 'Dark Lady' of Shakespeare's sonnets. But by all accounts, the poet, writer and teacher Emilia Bassano was a strong, passionate woman who deserved… Audio

Dr. Eleanor Rycroft is a Lecturer in Theatre at the University of Bristol and has been looking at the question of when did beards suddenly become important? Audio

Stratford councillors have officially decided that their town will be associated formally with William Shakespeare at Tuesday Meeting of council - there was no opposition. Audio

What's a Shakespeare quote you've always remembered? Audio

Ophelia becomes a dramatic heroine rather than a tragic victim in film director Claire McCarthy's re-interpretation of the young woman doomed to die in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Audio

Journalist Elizabeth Winkler has questioned whether Shakespeare was actually a man. She explains the reasons why some scholars hear a woman's voice behind the most famous words in the English… Audio

Elric Hooper and Des Wilson discuss what it was about Shakespearean forms that so inspired Verdi. Audio

The name Anne Tenney might not ring bells, but when most see the Australian actor they remember her as Sal Kerrigan in The Castle, the cult Aussie movie loved on both sides of the Tasman. Others may… Audio, Gallery

The so-called 'Authorship Question', the controversy over whether Shakespeare wrote the works in his name remains a remarkably popular dispute, and is closely bound up with one of the world's other… Audio

Deanne Williams is a professor of English at York University, Toronto, and a Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge. Prof Williams specialises in medieval and renaissance literatures, and is recognised… Audio

One of the great things about Shakespeare is there's always another generation coming along to re-invent him. Which is where this evening's guests come in: The Candle Wasters: who are launching a part… Audio

Pop-up Globe founder and artistic director Dr Miles Gregory has recently been awarded a Sir Peter Blake Leadership award for his efforts as an arts pioneer and innovator. 450,000 have experienced the… Audio

Failing health, euthanasia and family trying to get their hands on inheritance permeate the retelling of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Adapted by Geraldine Brophy, with a score composed by… Audio

The Pop-Up globe has been an extraordinary success in Auckland with people coming from all over the country to see Shakespeare in the city. Pop Up Globe director and founder Miles Gregory is brains… Audio

The RNZB’s Romeo & Juliet choreographed by outgoing artistic director Francesco Ventriglia had its world premiere last night at the St James in Wellington before heading on a nationwide tour. Is it to… Audio

Play On is a collection of songs written by Paul McLaney and performed by the likes of Julia Deans, Mara TK, Maisey Rika, Laughton Kora and Ria Hall. Video

Dr. Bill Angus, a lecturer at Massey University's School of English and Media Studies has been exploring the role of spies and informers in the scripts and society of the Bard and his contemporaries… Audio

Video games and Shakespearean text don’t often go together, but Hamlet: The Video Game stage show at the Court Theatre brings the story into today. It combines nerf guns, confetti blood and Angry… Audio

Shakespeare’s turn of phrase has the ability to trip up even the most apt of linguists.  But English actor, author and producer Ben Crystal is making Shakespeare’s words easier to understand and say… Audio

The author of Contested Will: Who Wrote Shakespeare? James Shapiro draws parallels between characters like Lear and Othello with today’s politicians.  Shapiro is here for the Auckland Writers Festival… Audio