Actors question Bard's authorship
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Sir Derek Jacobi launches a debate questioning who really wrote William Shakespeare's works.
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Since the cancellation of a contentious play in the face of violent religious protests, British theater has been grappling with questions about censorship, freedom and faith.
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An unpublished play written by Noel Coward has been found in archives by two Welsh academics.
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When the harrowing play Frozen opened on Broadway this summer, audiences were shaken by the authenticity of Yorkshire playwright Bryony Lavery&#39;s portrayal of the mind of a serial killer.
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The playwright of a Tony-nominated play about a serial killer and his psychiatrist has been accused of plagiarizing passages from the work of a criminal psychiatrist and a writer for The New Yorker magazine.
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Tycho:  It wasn't until the strip was completed that I realized we had written two comic strips at the same time.  Gabriel thought this comic was literal, and I thought it was about miscommunication. At least, I hoped it was. This is a fantasy to which I still cling.
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Playbill - Due to the addition of a new cast member, the Public Theater has delayed the first performance of The Controversy of Valladolid, an English-language translation of a play by Jean-Claude Carriere.
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A controversial new opera about Libya's  flamboyant leader Muammar Gaddafi blasted opera buffs out of  their seats at its world premiere, but music critics asked --  Where was the singing?
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The actor cited the usual date problems as reason.
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The author of a play that triggered violent protests by Sikhs in Birmingham, central England, has gone into hiding amid threats against her life, friends were quoted as saying.
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A criminal psychiatrist and a writer for The New Yorker have accused playwright Bryony Lavery of plagiarizing their work in her play "Frozen."
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The Shakespeare curriculum is shaken up after teachers have their say on which plays should be taught.
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It has happened so many times before. Avant-garde directors who start off with committed actors suddenly start bothering about commercial considerations and change loyalties.
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A new performance of 'Dividing the Estate' finds the legendary playwright very much engaged in present-day issues.
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An article on Jan. 6 about Cecilia Bartoliâs tribute to Maria Malibran referred incorrectly to her performances in Belliniâs âCapuleti e i Montecchi.â She was Romeo; she did not sing the parts of both Romeo and Juliet.
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Aidan Quinn completes the cast of the new history play by Richard Nelson, âConversations in Tusculum,â at the Public Theater. Mr. Quinn is to play Brutus alongside Brian Dennehy as Cicero, Joe Grifasi as Syrus, Gloria Reuben as Porcia, David Strathairn as Cassius and Maria Tucci as Servilia. Previews begin Feb. 19.
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A professor in England challenges some widely held assumptions about Beethovenâs sonatas.