Tag: Drama
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New Shakespeare play celebrates warrior queen
Is it brilliant or blasphemy? The ambitious production combines material from the Bard’s plays with fresh lines from playwright Jeanie O’Hare to tell the bloody history of Margaret of Anjou.
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Bodyguard: thrills viewers and divides critics
Does Bodyguard teach us anything about the world? The hit BBC show has become Britain’s most watched TV drama in over a decade — several different...
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Shakespeare exposed by plagiarism detector
Is the world's greatest writer a cheat? Software normally used to outwit exam fraud has disclosed an obscure manuscript that was the source of many of the Bard's most famous lines.
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What a rap musical can teach us about America
Is Hamilton good history? The musical is now open in London, where it is receiving rave reviews. It uses hip hop to tell the founding story of America. Here are five things we can learn…
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HBO hacked as Game of Thrones spoilers leaked
The TV network HBO has been hacked for a second time this month after a group broke into its social media. Is this HBO’s problem, or should consumers take more of a stand against cybercrime?
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Netflix reaches a whopping 104m subscribers
Shares in the streaming service shot up by 10% yesterday after the company announced a huge surge in subscriber numbers. Netflix has changed the way we watch TV — but is it for the better?
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Trumpian ‘Julius Caesar’ dropped by sponsors
Shakespeare’s play about Ancient Rome has entertained audiences for centuries. But two US firms have pulled their support from a production in New York. Why? Its lead looks a lot like Trump…
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Britain under Nazi rule in ‘what if’ BBC drama
SS-GB depicts Britain in 1941, with a twist: the Nazis have taken over. Alternative histories are increasingly popular among both artists and historians — but can they...
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Row over BBC’s real-life kidnapping drama
Last night, the BBC aired an emotional drama about the search for Shannon Matthews — a missing girl who was kidnapped by her own mother in 2008. But is the story appropriate entertainment?
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‘Confusing’ Sherlock finale panned by critics
The final episode of the BBC’s hit TV series involved long-lost sisters, James Bond explosions, and a Crystal Maze-style series of tasks. Critics hated it. Has it lost the plot — literally?
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Royal drama accused of rewriting history
Today Netflix launches The Crown — the most expensive TV show ever. It portrays the life of the current British queen in lavish detail but much of...
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Girls urged to follow Cleopatra not Kimmie
A leading head teacher has some advice for her female students: there are better role models than Kim Kardashian West. Look no further, she says, than the plays of Shakespeare. Is she right?
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Glittering night for BBC in TV ‘Oscars’
Last night in Los Angeles the Emmy Awards celebrated the world’s top TV shows. Britain’s state-sponsored broadcaster had a good night. Is the BBC truly the best in the world?
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The sonnet that helped to heal America
Amidst the tears and rage yesterday over the mass shooting in Florida, it was arguably a simple love sonnet read at the country’s top drama awards that did most to tend the nation’s wounds.
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Hamlet comes home after epic world tour
One play. Two years. 197 countries. Twelve exhausted actors. On Sunday, the most ambitious project in theatre history came to an end. Was it a stroke of genius, or just madness?