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5,330 stories from The Independent

Sweeney Todd school play takes 'realistic' too far leaving two boys hospitalised with neck cuts by Jess Denham, Jess Denham

The school headmaster has insited that it was an 'unfortunate mistake' as safety precautions had been taken

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:25am on April 7, 2016

Shakespeare's First Folio discovered on Isle of Bute by Hannah Stubbs, Hannah Stubbs

Published in 1623, the First Folio brought together the majority of Shakespeare's plays

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:15am on April 7, 2016

Matthew Bourne to bring The Red Shoes to the stage in new ballet version by Jess Denham, Jess Denham

Bourne's new production will premiere at the Theatre Royal Plymouth in November before heading to London for Christmas

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:37am on April 5, 2016

Glenn Close in Sunset Boulevard reviews roundup: a 'blend of Cruella de Vil and Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey' by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

The actor makes her West End debut, returning to the iconic role featured in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical version of the 1950 film

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:20am on April 5, 2016

Olivier Awards 2016: Dame Judi Dench makes theatre history with record eighth award by Cahal Milmo, Cahal Milmo

The award capped a night on which the theatre industry also proclaimed its diversity with wins for Matt Henry and David Bedella

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:37pm on April 3, 2016

Andrew Scott to play Hamlet in London production next year by Clarisse Loughrey, Clarisse Loughrey

Though the actor's run at the Almeida nearly clashed with his Sherlock co-star's own performance in the role

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:09am on April 1, 2016

CoLab Theatre's audiences will be fugitives on the run for a whole month in 'pervasive' show inspired by The Game by Adam Sherwin, Adam Sherwin

Audience members will be allowed to "pause" participation in The Hunt, by entering "safe areas"

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:26pm on March 30, 2016

The Tempest at a glance: A brief guide to the William Shakespeare play by Luke Barber, Luke Barber

First staged in 1611, The Tempest is widely thought to have been the last play the Bard wrote alone

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:58pm on March 25, 2016

The Tempest: William Shakespeare's enchanted island fantasy set in a sea of ambiguity by John Lichfield, John Lichfield

A reflection on the play often seen as William Shakespeare's own valedictory message

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:58pm on March 25, 2016

Richard II: William Shakespeare's sad, haunting story of the fallibility of kings by Tom Sutcliffe, Tom Sutcliffe

The ground Richard invites us to sit on " to 'tell sad stories of the death of kings' " is common ground to all

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:25pm on March 24, 2016

Richard II at a glance: A brief guide to William Shakespeare's dramatic study of English kingship by Luke Barber, Luke Barber

Richard II is the first in a four-part series, followed by the two Henry IV plays and Henry V

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:25pm on March 24, 2016

William Shakespeare, Jesus Christ and Mickey Mouse: What the trio have in common by William Leahy, William Leahy

When we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the Bard's death, we celebrate a mythical figure, who we know little about

SOURCE: The Independent at 11:40am on March 24, 2016

The Almeida theatre has teamed up with Arsenal for Boy - a play about the plight of a white working-class teenager by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

Rupert Goold, the Almeida's artistic director, tells Holly Williams that it will bring theatre to a whole new audience

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:12pm on March 23, 2016

Merchant of Venice: Exploring Shakespeare's most controversial work by Michael McCarthy, Michael McCarthy

This is a flawed but fascinating and beautiful piece of art

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:15pm on March 23, 2016

The Merchant of Venice at a glance: Your brief guide to Shakespeare's most controversial play by Luke Barber, Luke Barber

The Merchant of Venice was probably written between 1596 and 1598

SOURCE: The Independent at 4:15pm on March 23, 2016

Hamlet, Royal Shakespeare Theatre, review: Paapa Essiedu is in thrillingly unforced command of the role by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

Essiedu radiates the impudent charisma, energy and wounded idealism of youth

SOURCE: The Independent at 9:38am on March 23, 2016

Richard III: Celebrating the most deliciously wicked study of political ambition and intrigue by Boyd Tonkin, Boyd Tonkin

In the right hands, this 'tragedy' boasts almost as many laugh-lines as a play by Oscar Wilde

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:16pm on March 22, 2016

Richard III at a glance: Your brief guide to Shakespeare's political classic by Luke Barber, Luke Barber

From the plot and themes to the most famous lines " everything you need to know about Richard III

SOURCE: The Independent at 5:16pm on March 22, 2016

Twelfth Night: Reflecting on a romance with a special place in my heart by Alice Jones, Alice Jones

Dizzyingly perfect, Twelfth Night is the ultimate comedy of love

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:31pm on March 21, 2016

Twelfth Night at a glance: Your brief guide to the ultimate comedy of love by Luke Barber, Luke Barber

Twelfth Night, or What You Will was probably finished between 1600 and 1601 and first performed in 1602

SOURCE: The Independent at 2:31pm on March 21, 2016

Henry V: The play that came to define our ambiguous relationship with warfare by Guy Keleny, Guy Keleny

Guy Keleny kicks off the final week of our Shakespeare series with a reflection on Henry V

SOURCE: The Independent at 6:42pm on March 20, 2016

Alistair McDowall: the pioneering young playwright on setting a play on Pluto and sympathising with his critics by Holly Williams, Holly Williams

The future of British theatre is here " and damned if he's going to be Earth-bound

SOURCE: The Independent at 10:01am on March 20, 2016

Othello at a glance: Your brief guide to William Shakespeare's tragedy by Luke Barber, Luke Barber

The first known production was on 1 November 1604; it has hardly fallen out of favour since

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:47pm on March 18, 2016

Othello: Why William Shakespeare's tragedy remains topical after 400 years by Tracy Chevalier, Tracy Chevalier

The story would work if he were Jewish in a Muslim community, a New Yorker in a small Idaho town, or a Korean in China

SOURCE: The Independent at 7:47pm on March 18, 2016

The Painkiller, Garrick Theatre, review: Rob Brydon is hilarious and endearingly irritating as Dudley by Paul Taylor, Paul Taylor

The proceedings are enjoyable but rarely generate the requisite helpless hilarity and have a rather dated feel, however

SOURCE: The Independent at 8:06pm on March 17, 2016
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