The Taming of the Shrew” and “Much Ado About Nothing” are each difficult shows to stage in the modern day. Directors confronted the challenges in divergent ways.

Our love of his plays have led to a centuries-long fascination with the writer. So why does each new fictional iteration get his life so wrong?

GREAT PERFORMANCES “Twelfth Night” Friday, November 14 at 9:00 pm Enjoy this Shakespearean comedy of mistaken identity from The Public Theater, captured at the reopened Delacorte Theater in New

Yes. Hamnet was the only son of Agnes and William, and the twin brother of their second daughter, Judith. He died at the age of 11, buried at the Holy Trinity church in Stratford-upon-Avon on Aug. 11, 1596, as official parish records reveal to us. However, these same records do not reveal the cause of his death.

Perhaps that helps explain why Marin Shakespeare Company — after 37 years as the North Bay’s premiere summertime Shakespeare company — is just so darn good at putting on a show. Not only do they have great material to work with, they’ve had a lot of experience learning how to delight their audiences.

Based on a 2020 novel by Maggie O'Farrell, director Chloé Zhao's film presupposes that “Hamlet” was not a reworking of the Norse legend of Amleth but rather a father processing his grief over the loss of his son.