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Woke silliness at its worst: a non-binary Joan of Arc

A new play about Joan of Arc, I, Joan, opens in London next week. After all the plays, poetry, novels, and biographies published since she was burned at the stake in 1431, it’s difficult to imagine that anything fresh can be said about the Maid of Orleans, However, the Globe Theatre, a successor to Shakespeare’s […]

by Michael Cook Aug 17, 2022Aug 18, 2022 / 3 mins /

The tale of star-crossed lovers needs a trigger warning for woke audiences

by Ann Farmer Aug 23, 2021Aug 23, 2021 / 2 mins /

Shakespeare’s rulers are all flawed, but the books on his leadership lessons keep coming

by Robert White May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 / 4 mins /

What Shakespeare foresaw about Donald Trump’s impeachment

by Michael Cook Jan 14, 2021Feb 25, 2021 / 4 mins /

Are dead white males like Shakespeare really irrelevant to Britain’s students?

by Ann Farmer Jun 13, 2018May 1, 2020 / 3 mins /

Why was Shakespeare’s death such a non-event?

by Ian Donaldson Nov 15, 2016May 1, 2020 / 12 mins /