Shakespeare

Breathtaking Billesley Manor Hotel is a spectacle of 16th-century splendour

An escape set in natural beauty at the birthplace of The Bard
This idyllic retreat set in natural beauty at the birthplace of The Bard is perfect for a romantic getaway

Raffle House's bonus prize is a £65,000 Maserati - or the cash alternative

Just days left to win a £2.8 million house with a bonus prize

Eddie Izzard is set to bring their performance of Hamlet to UK audiences in late 2025.

Eddie Izzard announces widespread UK tour of Hamlet

We now know a little bit more about the £2.8m Warwickshire House, which will be officially launched in March

More details emerge about stunning new £2.8m Raffle House dream prize

Tracy-Ann Oberman as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice 1936

Tracy-Ann Oberman stars as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice 1936 at Leeds Playh...

The Natural History Museum’s Dinosaurs Live! is among the shows with January sale discounts

Full list of every theatre in the UK with huge January sale savings

Timothy West and his son Samuel West at The Talkies at The Landmark Hotel in central London. Picture credit: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

ACG&S star pays tribute to actor and father dead at 90

The Most Reverend and Right Honourable Stephen Cottrell, Archbishop of York shakes hands with Dame Judi Dench at the Service. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 10th October 2024

Dame Judi Dench hasn't forgotten her roots - Christa Ackroyd

Dozens of classic books and plays make an appearance of the dense reading lists

The books your A Level English lit student may need to read this year

Director Elin Schofield with Siena Kelly and Tom Glenister in rehearsals for A Doll’s House. Picture: Chris Saunders.

New production of Ibsen classic at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield

The reading lists for each exam board are periodically updated (Image: National World/Adobe Stock)

A full guide to the GCSE English literature reading list this year

Pontefract Castle. Picture Bruce Rollinson

The Yorkshire castle which went from violent past to a thriving venue

Julian Norton, the Yorkshire Vet.

How to irritate a vet beyond constipated cats and a horse with colic

Nadhim Zahawi has announced he will not stand at the next general election. PIC: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Spare us the Shakespeare Nadhim Zahawi - Jayne Dowle

Northern Ballet dancers in rehearsal for Romeo & Juliet, opening at Leeds Grand Theatre this week. Picture: Emily Nuttall

Northern Ballet artistic director Federico Bonelli on Romeo & Juliet revival

Students reading in the library of a school. PIC: Ben Birchall/PA Wire

Why is there no requirement for schools to have a library - Gill Furniss

A European Union flag flies in front of the Houses of Parliament in Westminster. PIC: PA

We have lost our way and what it is to be British - Will Kemp

Julian Morgan is the author of puzzle books tied to themes including Yorkshire, the World of James Herriot and Charles Dickens.

Yorkshire author creates Charles Dickens puzzle book

Carrot and Coriander Soup.

Picture: Sarah Standing (221020-6288)

This awful weather means it's time for soup - Ian McMillan

Alicia Stabler as Mad Alice

York's 'Mad Alice' on the best spots to visit, eat and drink in the city

Sir Michael Gambon has died aged 82, his family has confirmed. (Credit: Getty Images)

Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82
Sir Michael Gambon's family confirmed that the actor passed away in hospital surrounded by his wife and son
Heather Carrick

Rory Macleod as Romeo and Monique Jonas as Juliet in Matthew Bourne's Romeo + Juliet. Picture: Johan Persson

Five star review of Matthew Bourne's Romeo + Juliet

Cordelia Braithwaite as Juliet and Paris Fitzpatrick as Romeo in Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet . Picture: Johan Persson

New Adventures production of Romeo and Juliet heads to Yorkshire

Phil Wilde is pictured with an incredibly rare copy of one of the first UK atlases ever created will be going on display at Leeds Central Library

Incredible 16th-century map of Yorkshire goes on display in Leeds

Poet Ian McMillan

Contending with audience members who want to be heard at the BBC Proms - Ian McM...

Kate Grimwade, The Folio Society's production director, with tragedies, one of the 400th anniversary edition of Shakespear's First Folio at Smith Settle book binders for the Folio Society.
PictureBruce Rollinson

Hand-bound folio of Shakespeare's Complete Plays on sale for £1,000

Historic manor house where Shakespeare wrote ‘As You Like It’ goes up for sale

Historic manor house where Shakespeare wrote famous play up for sale

Married couple Janet and John Ford, who own Tudor World, are at loggerheads with Joe Rukin, who runs Sinister Stratford ghost tours.

Turf war breaks out between Stratford-upon-Avon ghost tour guides

Irish actor and stage combat fighter Fergus Rattigan. Photo: Alex Holland

Fergus Rattigan on how speech therapy led him to acting

Kelly Gough as Cassius and the company of the RSC's production of Julius Caesar. Picture: Marc Brenner

RSC's new production of Shakespeare's political thriller Julius Caesar

Rhiannon Lawrence-Francis, Special Collections Curator pictured with a book from the Shakespeare First Folios at the Treasures Gallery at Leeds University, Leeds. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 18th April 2023

Shakespearean anniversary to be celebrated in Leeds

Oliver Johnstone in the new production of Shakespeare's history play Henry V. Picture: Johan Persson

Four star review of Henry V at Leeds Playhouse
Henry VLeeds PlayhouseYvette Huddleston 4/5
Yvette Huddleston

Liz Truss must take responsibility for her terrible decisions, says deputy business editor Greg Wright

Liz Truss must take blame for her terrible decisions - Greg Wright

A customer buys a drink at a Wetherspoons pub in Clapham, London.

Wetherspoon set to close dozens of pubs in 2023 - see full list

Sir John Major said: “Fiction should not be paraded as fact”. PIC: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

Outrage against The Crown on Netflix misses the point of drama - David Behrens

Carry On and Harry Potter actor Leslie Phillips dies aged 98 after long illness - tributes

Harry Potter star Leslie Phillips dies aged 98

Dave Harper is bringing his family history show to Pocklington Arts Centre.

Pocklington Arts Centre to host star of Bargain Hunt for history show

Richard Peralta (Friar) and the Company in rehearsals for Much Ado About Nothing. Photo by Chris Saunders.

Shakespeare's popular romantic comedy Much Ado About Nothing heads to Sheffield

Plans for a reimagined version of Joan of Arc have caused controversy.

The culture wars over Joan of Arc at Shakespeare's Globe - Bird Lovegod

Sir Patrick Stewart says Yorkshire Tea advert was 'career highlight'

Sir Patrick Stewart reveals the Yorkshire Tea advert was a “career highlight”

Danny Kirrane performing in the National Theatre production of Shakespeare's Henry V.

Photo: Helen Murray

Huddersfield actor in National Theatre production of Shakespeare's Henry V

Northern Broadsides' production of As You Like It. Picture: Andrew Billington

Taking Shakespeare's charming comedy As You Like It on tour

Leeds Playhouse - Macbeth Rehearsals. Photo: Kirsten McTernan

Macbeth at Leeds Playhouse as Shakespeare's tragedy turns 400

Tom Richardson an Archivist at the North Yorkshire County Record Office at Northallerton looking through some of the old books in the archive. Writer: Byline: Gary Longbottom

Ancient records of travelling players revealed in online collection

Laura Elsworthy and Jordan Metcalfe for Hull Truck Theatre's Romeo & Juliet.

The enduring appeal of Romeo and Juliet as Hull Truck stages an outdoor producti...

Ralph Fiennes directs and stars in a stage verion of T S Eliot’s epic poem cycle Four Quartets.

Ralph Fiennes on why he's bringing T S Eliot’s epic Four Quartets to the stage

The lockdown and pandemic is leading to changes to the English language, says GP Taylor.

The lockdown words that should face a ‘journey’ to oblivion – GP Taylor

21 funny and romantic messages to write in your Valentine’s Day card this year

King Richard III is a figure of much debate.

Why Yorkshire academic believes he has solved the Princes in the Tower mystery

Sandal Castle, Wakefield. Picture by Simon Hulme

Picture Post: The turbulent shadow of history behind Sandal Castle’s ruins

Graham Greene, seen here in 1984, was one of the great novelists of the 20th century. (PA).

Whether it's Graham Greene or Shakespeare there's pleasure in re-reading books -...

This is when you should take your Christmas decorations down - according to trad...

Portrait of Yorkshire and England cricketer and commentator, Geoffrey Boycott on 1 May 1965 at the Headingley Stadium, Leeds, United Kingdom. (Picture: Don Morley/Getty Images)

Sir Geoffrey Boycott - My top five knocks for Yorkshire CCC

10 pantomimes, ballets and special Christmas performances you can watch online i...

Here's where the 12 days of Christmas came from - and when they start

Don't lose your head....Jimmy and Henry Vaughan recreate the execution at the castle.

Relatives visit Pontefract Castle spot where their ancestor was beheaded 500 yea...

At this time of year the city of Edinburgh would normally be buzzing with excited performers and punters at the Fringe festival. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA

The arts and their healing qualities are worth fighting for - Yvette Huddleston

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Dropping poetry as part of English GCSEs part of wider story - Yvette Huddleston

The production of Kay Mellors Fat Friends at Leeds Grand. Photo: Helen Maybanks

Why Leeds Grand Theatre lives up to its opulent name

York Theatre Royal. Picture: Alex Holland

The intriguing history of theatre inside York city walls

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