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William Shakespeare stories: 26 news summaries

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ANALYSIS

 Federer's Grass
 Now Nadal's
 Shade of
 Green 

Victories in French, Wimbledon finals give Spaniard upper hand—if not No. 1 ranking

Jul 7, 08 11:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A year meant to land Roger Federer in the record books, surpassing Pete Samparas’ Grand Slam total, has instead left Sandra Harwitt, writing on ESPN.com, wondering if the 12-time winner remains the game’s top player. After their epic Wimbledon final, it’s abundantly clear Rafael Nadal “continues... More »

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Roger Federer • tennis • Rafael Nadal • Wimbledon • Pete Sampras • William Shakespeare • Richard III

 Is Something
 Rotten in
 the Bard's
 Works? 

Debate over who really wrote Shakespeare's plays rages on

Jul 6, 08 12:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Did William Shakespeare really write the plays attributed to him? The question remains the subject of an intense academic debate, NPR reports. Those who doubt the “man from Stratford” penned his plays point to a lame rhyming epitaph on the supposed bard’s headstone, and to lack of documents... More »

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theater • literature • play • William Shakespeare • skeptics • academics

Troop Crams 118 Years of Shakespeare Into 2 Months

RSC mounts all 8 history plays with one cast in London

Apr 4, 08 10:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Shakespeare's eight history plays cover 118 years of English royal succession, but one troop of actors is going to present the entire span in just two months. The Royal Shakespeare Company has decamped from Stratford-upon-Avon to London, where they are mounting all the plays in repertory on a single set.... More »

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theater • London • United Kingdom • William Shakespeare • Royal Shakespeare Company

NEW RELEASE

London's Hot Ticket Gets Mixed Reviews

Fans shell out for McGregor's Iago, but it's the Moor who wows

Dec 5, 07 8:58 PM CST
(Newser) - The hottest ticket in London is for a production of Othello, starring Ewan McGregor in a 250-seat theater, with the price of tickets hitting $4,000 on the secondary market. Yet the play opened this week to decidedly mixed reviews. While everyone praised Chiwetel Ejiofor as the Moor of Venice,... More »

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theater • London • William Shakespeare • Ewan McGregor

Shakespeare Game Much Ado About Nothing

MMO game hoped to be social experiment - instead it's 'no fun'

Dec 5, 07 2:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Edward Castronova’s Arden: The World of Shakespeare was supposed to be a revolutionary academic experiment, a massive multiplayer online world where players learned about Shakespeare while Castronova tested economic theories on them. There’s just one problem, Technology Review reports: “It’s no fun,” says Castronova.... More »

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World of Warcraft • MMORPG • William Shakespeare • video games

Fake-speare: Scholar Says Bard Portrait
Is a Phony

400-year-old painting was swapped, she says

Oct 25, 07 1:34 PM CDT
(Newser) - A famous portrait of Shakespeare owned by the Royal Shakespeare Company is a fake—a 19th-century imitation that replaced the older original sometime in the past decade, a German scholar claimed yesterday. “Where is the priceless 400-year-old original 'Flower' portrait?” she asks, saying that the painting appears different this... More »

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painting • English literature • William Shakespeare • Royal Shakespeare Company • National Gallery

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