What country, friends, is this? You find yourself in a strange land - what do you do? Shakespeare's wanderers show us the way.

"By the pricking of my thumbs Something wicked this way comes." (Macbeth 4.1) The Halloween moon is set to rise; graveyard shadows...

“I can’t take seriously anyone who calls Shakespeare ‘the Bard.’” This statement was made recently on social media. It got me pondering....

Two of Shakespeare's plays conjure vivid images of Venice... And so, the big question: was Will ever there???? The city of Casanova,...

“This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle…” [RII, 2.1.] So as we crown a king, let's ponder: how does Charles measure up in...

April 1st and off we go – dreaming up tricks and making up tall tales, sticking cling film over the loo seat, spreading rumours of sheep...

For crying out loud, you know I love you... Who of us has not lost one we loved? We all understand the shock and pain of grief. It’s a...

DO'S & DONT'S for Valentine's Day I think we can all agree that Shakespeare has a lot to say on the subject of love. And on Cupid....

Memory tells me that in my childhood every winter was snowy, in particular Christmas. This is of course nonsense. Rose-tinted – or...