Legendary playwright, poet and actor William Shakespeare is believed to have been born on this day in history, April 23, 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon, England. Shakespeare's exact date of birth was ...

By the time he reappears again, mentioned in a London pamphlet, Shakespeare has made his way to London without his family and is already working in the theatre. Having gained recognition as an actor ...

Shakespeare's plays are known for their universal themes and insight into the human condition. Yet much about the playwright ...

Columbia University professor James Shapiro takes a biographical approach to a writer whose life we know only from scraps and fragments: William Shakespeare. But as he showed in A Year in the Life of ...

In 1603, a Renaissance dramatist wrote a moving poem about his only son, who died of the plague at the age of seven. The poem calls his “lov’d boy” the “child of my right hand, and joy,” and his ...

Staunton, Virginia, is home to the world’s first-ever re-creation of Shakespeare’s indoor theatre, the Blackfriars Playhouse.