Shakespeare News

What is Shakespeare News?

Shakespeare News is a weekly newsletter about the world's most popular playwright.

New posts go out on Mondays. Most are link roundups of the week in Shakespeare news, some are deeper dives into Shakespeare history, performance, or pop culture.

• The Youth Are F**ked

• The Paranoid Style in Shakespeare

• No, Shakespeare was Not a Pothead

• Gladiator II, Dryden, and Shakespeare

• A “Damning Discovery” About The Princes in the Tower

• Shakespeare’s London House Exactly Where We Thought

• St Patrick’s Day vs the Ides of March, How Are You Celebrating?

• Shakespeare Slightly Less of a Jerk Than Previously Believed (Maybe)

• Your Theater is Now Haunted, Or, Please Don’t Use a Real Skull for Yorick

Who writes Shakespeare News?

Kate Pitt. I studied Shakespeare at Yale, worked at the Folger Shakespeare Library, and freelance as a writer, producer, dramaturg, and director.

How can I submit to Shakespeare News?

Email kate@shakespearenews.com.

How can I support Shakespeare News?

Subscribe as a free or paid member or donate to my Ko-Fi.

Where can I read more Shakespeare writing?

• Blogs and Hamlet comic book (Good Tickle Brain)

• The Macbeths Listen and Don’t Judge (McSweeney’s)

• How Shakespeare Explains Joe Biden (ChinaTalk podcast)

• The Comedy of Errors and Romeo & Juliet Study Guides (The Acting Company)

• Joseph Haj & Directing Shakespeare’s History Plays at the Guthrie (SDC Journal)

I need a funny blog post/serious program note/500 words about Henry VI Part II

I write all of these things. I also curate Shakespeare news for marketing emails, blogs, & Beyond. Email kate@shakespearenews.com.