Shakespeare

Eve Ponsonby as Titania and compan in CFT's A Midsummer Night's Dream. Picture: Manuel Harlan

A Midsummer Night's Dream at Chichester Festival Theatre | Review

Victoria Hamilton and Alice Grant starred as a teacher and a pupil at war in the new series of the Channel 5 drama The Teacher

Channel 5 drama The Teacher goes for woke and ends up missing the target

Orchestra Close-Up

‘Bright Sparks’ with the Havant Chamber Orchestra

The RSC's production of King Lear was exclusively performed free of charge at Havant Campus and Alton College.

Outstanding English Literature results at HSDC

Tachia Newall as Detective Sergeant Lewis and Tom Chambers as Detective Inspector Morse in Inspector Morse House of Ghosts. Picture: Johan Perrson

Review | 'The jury’s out on this version of Inspector Morse': House of Ghosts at...

Trainee teachers from Ormiston Academies Trust pioneer Royal Shakespeare Company...

The cast of First Encounters: King Lear.

Royal Shakespeare Company visits HSDC for exclusive performance

HSDC's partnership with the RSC will bring Shakespeare to thousands of children in the local area.

HSDC announces partnership with the RSC

The audience awaits.....

Shakespeare in the Garden -Much Ado About Nothing

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

An escape set in natural beauty at the birthplace of The Bard

Year 5 at Portsmouth High School

Shakespeare on Trial at Portsmouth High School GDST

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

Tracy-Ann Oberman stars as Shylock in The Merchant of Venice 1936 at Fareham Liv...

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
We've spotted a discount code that will slash the prices of tickets at 24 participating venues if you order your seats this month
Gareth Butterfield

The cast of Portsmouth Grammar School's A Midsummer Night's Dream Rocks, playing now at the New Theatre Royal

It maybe winter outside so grab some midsummer magic in Portsmouth

Pupils are also involved in the technical side of the production

55 pupils take over the theatre

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

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

Titchfield Festival Theatre in St Margaret's has accused Fareham Borough Council of blocking its expansion plans

Titchfield Festival Theatre to be dismantled

Year 9 perform Shakespeare

Portsmouth students celebrate an evening of Shakespeare

Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare performing Much Ado About Nothing

Review | Sh!t-Faced Shakespeare: Much Ado About Nothing at New Theatre Royal

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

Breaking Harry Potter actor Sir Michael Gambon dies aged 82

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

HSDC students on stage performing their reimagined production of The Winter’s Tale

College students transform a Shakespeare classic at historic Great Barn
Havant South Downs College’s Acting for Stage and Screen students transformed one of Shakespeare’s classic tales at Titchfield’s Great Barn in continuous collaboration with Titchfield Festival Theatre.
Simon Carter

It is hoped that the campaign will make angling accessible and fun for all ages (photo: Adobe)

Campaign to support the next generation of anglers

Charles Wingrove (left) as Romeo and Luca Falco-Pitt as Julius. Picture by Martin Willoughby

Romeo and Juliet to get a queer makeover in Southsea company's new adaptation

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

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

Angela Parks, who runs her own arts consultancy business Articulate Sage, has been appointed as chair of the board of trustees at New Theatre Royal, Portsmouth

Portsmouth's New Theatre Royal appoints new chair of trustees

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

Harry Potter star Leslie Phillips dies aged 98

Beautiful view of traditional Gondola on Canal Grande with historic Basilica di Santa Maria della Salute in the background on a sunny day in Venice, Italy

Book a place on rail trips to literary landscapes - including Bronte country and...

Mikhail Mckay as Aaron in Titus Andronicus, performed by Titchfield Festival Theatre.

Titus Andronicus part of Titchfield Festival Theatre's Bard at The Barn season

Exciting new midsummer carnival to unleash Warwick Castle’s history

Romeo and Juliet is being put on by Titchfield Festival Theatre in May 2022.

Romeo and Juliet launches Titchfield Festival Theatre's Bard at The Barn season

Journey's End Spekboom sauvignon blanc 2021.

Wine to go with asparagus | Alistair Gibson

Hal Cruttenden is headlining at The Spring for its Valentine's Day comedy show

Find love and laughter at The Spinnaker, the Secret Comedy Club and The Spring

A Royal Shakespeare Company performance will broadcast next month by the Guildhall and the University of Portsmouth

University faces criticism over Shakespeare project

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

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

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

Face your fears this Halloween with live-streamed shows from the Globe

Gillian Anderson as Blanche DuBois in A Streecar Named Desire at the Young Vic in 2014 (photo: Johan Persson)

These are the ten greatest stage characters as voted by theatre-lovers - do you ...

How to see big names sharing stories of acting on RSC’s stage

Flowers for Mrs Harris, 2018

Why these are the best shows I've ever seen at Chichester Festival Theatre

Kim Cattrall (Cleopatra). Antony and Cleopatra. Photo by Georgia Oetker

From The Archive: Sex And The City star Kim Cattrall

Rainbow Shakespeare in more outdoor days

Celebrated Sussex Shakespeare goes online - and you can take part!

Ten of the best shows to watch online in the coming days

Five of the best plays to watch at home in the next few days

Tom Hiddleston's Coriolanus

Tom Hiddleston's Coriolanus is latest National Theatre at Home streaming

This year’s June solstice falls on Saturday 20 June at 10.43pm. (Credit: Shutterstock)

This is when summer 2020 officially starts - and the meaning of the June solstic...

Five of the best plays to watch at home in the coming days

Homework help on hand from RSC’s star performers