Review: Doctor Faustus

Richard Lutz watches a memorable and frenetic staging of the Marlowe classic at The Swan in Stratford.

Birmingham Royal Ballet to retrace Shakespeare’s footsteps

Company visits the Bard’s birthplace.

BBC to celebrate Shakespeare anniversary from Birmingham

City will help showcase the Bard’s work to the world.

New production of Macbeth set for Rep

Bold staging to mark Shakespeare anniversary.

Review: Henry V at Stratford

Richard Lutz takes a seat for that most patriotic of Shakespeare plays .

Review: Othello

Richard Lutz reviews a classic take on Shakespeare’s tragedy about jealousy, race and deceit

Review: Love’s Sacrifice

Richard Lutz enters the fevered world of jealousy, passion and revenge in a play rarely seen.

Review: Shakespeare’s twin set

Richard Lutz takes in a twinning of two Shakespeare plays – one lyrical and the other a well-known classic.

Taming of the Shrew at Martineau Gardens

Shakespeare updated for outdoor performance.

Review: A Sher bet for Henry IV

Richard Lutz watches a new adaptation of an old classic.

Review: Twelfth Night

Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry.

from Richard Lutz.

Coming up at Artrix

What’s happening in Bromsgrove.

Belgrade Theatre to celebrate Shakespeare anniversary

Milestone marked by new productions.

Solihull School stages Shakespeare using multimedia

Innovative use of projection helps audiences explore traditional play.

NT Live presents Macbeth at Artrix

Artrix will be presenting the National Theatre Live Encore production of Macbeth on Sunday 18th August at 7.00pm

Review: Stuffing Revenge Down Your Enemy’s Throat

Shakespeare’s Titus Andronicus pours out rivers of blood in this tale about power but still tells a good story, says Richard Lutz

Review: As You Like It

The new Shakespeare production of ‘As You Like It’ in Stratford exudes comedy and warmth, says critic Megan Luesley

Prince of Denmark: A Cage Fighter on Stage

The new Hamlet at Stratford is full-on muscular theatre: it is Hamlet as cage fighter, says Richard Lutz

From William Shakespeare to Orson Welles

Laurence Inman casts a critical eye on the art of Shakespeare.

Review: The Video Above and the Shakespeare Below

Shakespeare’s play The Winter’s Tale is a late great fable, now opening at Stratford. Richard Lutz reviews it.

Laurence Inman’s word on love

“Face the truth. No one is important. ‘Love’ is a word with many sides, not all of them up.”

Review: Merry Wives of Windsor

A new production of Merry Wives of Windsor in Stratford is perfect, says Richard Lutz

Setting the Catalan Among the Pigeons

A new take on Shakespeare – a Spanish writer sees the forest through the trees, so to speak. Richard Lutz reviews it

Bringing Shakespeare back to Birmingham

The Old Joint Stock Theatre presents the Birmingham Alternative Shakespeare Festival, 18-28 July 2012