DENZEL WASHINGTON OPENS ON BROADWAY IN SHAKESPEARE PLAY JULIUS CAESAR

Composer Isaac Hayes attends the April 3, 2005 Broadway opening night production of William Shakespeare play Julius Caesar starring Denzel Washington. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)

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UPI Almanac for Thursday, Nov. 27, 2008.

Pianist's skull appears in Hamlet

STRATFORD-ON-AVON, England, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- An English concert pianist who died 26 years ago has been granted his final wish -- to appear on stage in Hamlet playing the skull in the graveyard scene.

Globe getting gift of rare Bard texts

LONDON, Nov. 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. playwright has promised to bequeath a collection of rare texts by William Shakespeare to the current incarnation of the Bard's Globe theater in London.

French say English exaggerated Agincourt

AGINCOURT, France, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- French scholars said they planned to prove Saturday that English soldiers acted like criminals 593 years ago in the historic Battle of Agincourt.

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UPI Almanac for Thursday, Oct. 9, 2008.

Mirren, Irons set to star in 'The Tempest'

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- Helen Mirren, Jeremy Irons, Djimon Hounsou and Russell Brand reportedly have signed on for the big-screen adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Tempest."

'Edgar Sawtelle' newest Winfrey book pick

CHICAGO, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- U.S. talk show host Oprah Winfrey says the next book her fans should read is "The Story of Edgar Sawtelle" by David Wroblewski.

Shakespeare's 1st theater unearthed

LONDON, Aug. 6 (UPI) -- An excavation in England has uncovered the brick foundations of the 16th century theater where William Shakespeare's plays were first performed, officials said.

Tennant's 'Hamlet' debuts in Stratford

LONDON, July 25 (UPI) -- Scottish actor David Tennant, best known as TV's latest Doctor Who, played Hamlet to a sold-out house in England's Stratford-upon-Avon.

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