Just don't ask me which is which:

A rare Shakespeare First Folio annotated by John Milton hid in Free Library of Philadelphia for 75 yearshttps://www.inquirer.com/arts/books/shakespeare-john-milton-free-library-of

With all that's going on in the world, it feels almost unbearably petty to nitpick this upcoming film (called All Is True, ironically*) where Kenneth Branagh plays Shakespeare, but...who was in charge of the numbers for this thing?

Kenneth Branagh and Judi Dench to star as Shakespeare and wife in Oscar-tipped filmRead more... )

From the Pepys diary feed, a bit I'd not seen before:

Dined at home very well, and spent all the afternoon with my wife within doors, and getting a speech out of Hamlett, “To bee or not to bee,” without book.

https://www.pepysdiary.com/diary/1664/11/13/
I wonder what the ( Read more... )

Michelle Terry: 'I won't be directing while at Shakespeare's Globe'http://www.whatsonstage.com/london-theatre/news/michelle-terry-shakespeare-globe-no-directing_44417.htmlRead more... )

Film investors’ fear of the Bard is burying my Richard II, says James Ivoryhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/aug/12/james-ivory-shakespeare-film-fails-to-find-fundingRead more... )

I ask because the Folger Shakespeare Library dropped a link to this podcast interview with Craig Pierce and Shekhar Kapur, where they talk about creating the new TV show Will, into my inbox this morning ( Read more... )

"We also learn that Will’s father was gruesomely disemboweled for refusing to renounce his Catholic faith and embrace Protestantism. He periodically appears to Will à la Hamlet’s father’s ghost, one of many references to the Bard’s work that have an Easter egg-y, Shakespeare in Love aspect.

from this review of the TNT show WillRead more... )

UGH. I hate it when Shakespeare (the person) shows up in historical fiction novels where he was NOT SUPPOSED TO BE and really has no business being. Like, if he is not going to bring anything to this party, let the man stay home, you know?

This Trailer for the Present-Day Midsummer Night's Dream Movie Includes a Man With a Literal Buttfacehttp://io9.gizmodo.com/this-trailer-for-the-present-day-midsummer-nights-dream-1796019683Read more... )

I had no idea that the WSC had put up recordings of some of the talks and panels ( Read more... )