Theatre fans rejoice, as the Royal Shakespeare Company is delighting us with a special production of the historic gay story Edward II running this spring. The play tells the often overlooked tale of ...

On taking my seat in the Olivier for Edward II, I feared the worst. Two large screens, an exposed Brechtian set, a lone keyboard player. This didn’t bode well. But, the frankly risible pianist aside, ...

It seemed like every literary gay in Warwickshire and the surrounding counties – plus Sir Ian McKellen! – was out in force in Stratford-upon-Avon last week, for press night of the Royal Shakespeare ...

Today marks the 451st birthday of Christopher Marlowe, the famed English playwright who is believed to have influenced some guy named *checks notes* William Shakespeare, and who’s long been rumored to ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The death of Christopher Marlowe's Edward II is the most toe-curlingly grim in the theatre. It is also one of the most difficult murders ...

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Steven Waddington plays the title character in “Edward II,” director Derek Jarman’s startling and singular radicalization of Christopher Marlowe. Just moments into Edward II (1991), his startling and ...

When it comes to sheer brio of presentation, few directors in Boston can rival David R. Gammons. And when you combine his conceptual brilliance and visual ingenuity with a dynamic performer like ...

Spring 1296 saw the outbreak of savage war between the two kingdoms of Britain. While a Scottish host ravaged northern England, Edward I's English army laid waste to Berwick, Scotland's largest town.

Simply sign up to the Life & Arts myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The National’s new Edward II is likely to be a Marmite production: you’ll either love it or loathe it. If you don’t ...