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In Shakespeare’s Stratford-upon Avon

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Shakespeare’s childhood home in the heart of Stratford-upon-Avon. (Courtesy Shakespeare Birthplace Trust)

books

Updated on Apr 28, 2026 04:19 pm IST

Quote of the day by William Shakespeare: ‘Love all, trust a few, do wrong to…’

April 23 marks the birthday of one of the greatest British playwrights, William Shakespeare.

art culture

Published on Apr 22, 2026 06:33 pm IST

The Merry League of Kannada Bardolators

Shakespeare was considered “an upstart crow” by the University Wits, a snobby group of accomplished Oxbridge-educated writers of the time. (WIKIMEDIA COMMONS)

india news

Published on Mar 10, 2026 05:24 am IST

Hamnet review: Jessie Buckley conjures up the performance of a lifetime

Jessie Buckley is destined for greatness for her miraculous performance in Hamnet. (Agata Grzybowska/Focus Features via AP)

hollywood

Updated on Feb 28, 2026 07:42 am IST

The Shakespeare in our everyday speech

Shakespeare’s impact on English is so vast and wide that all of us end up quoting him, probably several times a day, without realising it. This also means that the simplest of things we say could actually have a rich and vaunted past. (Wikimedia Commons)

opinion

Published on Feb 07, 2026 10:57 pm IST

How Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal found the emotional power of 'Hamnet'

hollywood

Published on Nov 26, 2025 08:08 pm IST

Oscar winner Zhao shows the Bard's life and sorrows in 'Hamnet'

world news

Published on Sept 08, 2025 07:24 am IST

Book Review: Renaissance scholar illuminates brief, transgressive life of poet Christopher Marlowe

entertainment

Updated on Oct 07, 2025 08:34 am IST

Bookmark your calendar: Explore the best literature festivals in the UK

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The UK plays host to many top-class literary festivals through the year. (Courtesy Cheltenham Literature Festival)

books

Updated on May 20, 2025 02:46 pm IST

Denzel Washington distances himself from ‘Hollywood actor’ label

Denzel Washington attends the Broadway opening night after-party of William Shakespeare's Othello.

cinema

Published on Mar 24, 2025 02:49 pm IST

Roundabout | The lunatic, lover and poet are of imagination compact

Poet-psychologist Salman Akhtar. (HT Photo)

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Published on Feb 23, 2025 08:24 am IST

Spectator by Seema Goswami: Ghost protocol? Keep it real

Harry Potter’s folks died while protecting him. It shaped the course of his life.

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Updated on Aug 16, 2024 03:34 pm IST

Is Florida going to censor Shakespeare too as part of new book-challenge law?

As Florida school districts grapple with a new book-challenge law, the works of William Shakespeare are being called into question, raising concerns about censorship and academic freedom.

world news

Updated on Jul 16, 2023 04:43 pm IST

Lucknow University students enact scenes from Shakespeare’s plays, leave audience spellbound

Lucknow University students enacting scenes from William Shakespeare’s plays.. (Sourced)

lucknow news

Updated on May 11, 2023 10:20 pm IST

Biography calls John Donne great as Shakespeare, wins UK nonfiction book prize

art culture

Updated on Nov 18, 2022 04:49 pm IST

HT reviewer Nawaid Anjum picks his favourite reads of 2020

Hamnet

books

Updated on Dec 19, 2020 05:46 pm IST

US closer to Covid-19 vaccine as cases surge again

Prabhakara Atreya, acting designated federal officer of Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC), attends a virtual public meeting of the US Food and Drug Administration in Tiskilwa, Illinois, US on December 10.

world news

Updated on Dec 11, 2020 06:44 pm IST

William Shakespeare among first to get Covid-19 vaccine in UK

"Bill" William Shakespeare, 81, receives the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at University Hospital, at the start of the largest ever immunisation programme in the British history, in Coventry on December 8.

world news

Updated on Dec 08, 2020 04:43 pm IST

The show must go on: Students put a spin on Romeo and Juliet amid coronavirus pandemic

While wearing protective masks due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Lucy Vitali, who portrays Juliet, left, stands with Alex Mansour, who portrays Romeo, outside the auditorium after working on their virtual performance of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," at Westwood, Mass. High School, Monday, Nov. 16, 2020, in Westwood. The production, which would usually be presented onstage, shifted to a virtual audience due to the pandemic.

art culture

Updated on Nov 24, 2020 09:10 pm IST

Jadavpur University compiling Bengal adaptations of Shakespeare’s works

Jadavpur University. (facebook/@jadavpuruniversity)

education

Updated on Nov 19, 2020 12:39 pm IST

Witerati: Who moved my chilli cheese!

Come #Navratri and #DurgaPujo season, and the symbolic desi Aloo Tikki Burger versus Chicken Mac Maharaja battle gets amplified to assume epic proportions.

chandigarh news

Published on Oct 24, 2020 11:40 pm IST

UP Board releases curtailed curriculum; Parsai’s prose, Shakespeare’s play omitted

Uttar Pradesh Madhyamik Shiksha Parishad.

education

Updated on Jul 21, 2020 08:12 pm IST

HT Brunch Father’s Day Cover Story: Rishi Kapoor’s superhero avatar

The writer of this tribute, Riddhima Kapoor Sahni with her dad, actor Rishi Kapoor

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Updated on Jun 21, 2020 01:29 am IST

Shakespeare Day 2020: Lesser-known facts, famous quotes by the Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare

Shakespeare Day 2020: Lesser-known facts, famous quotes by the Bard of Avon, William Shakespeare.

art culture

Updated on Apr 23, 2020 09:14 am IST

Humour: The great indoors

We’re all in the same biblical boat right now. Locked in. Looking out.

brunch

Updated on Apr 12, 2020 02:41 am IST

Famous works and quotes by Jules Verne, author of Around The World In Eighty Days and others

Famous works and quotes by Jules Verne, author of Around The World In Eighty Days and others.

books

Updated on Mar 24, 2020 05:22 pm IST

This Day That Year: ‘Beware the Ides of March’ - Yuvraj Singh’s double act stops Aussie juggernaut

Yuvraj Singh of India celebrates hitting the winning runs during the 2011 ICC World Cup Quarter Final match between Australia and India at Sardar Patel Stadium on March 24, 2011 in Ahmedabad, India. (Photo by Matthew Lewis/Getty Images)

cricket

Updated on Mar 24, 2020 01:06 pm IST