The matter’s in my head

The next thing I was planning to put up was a review of Something Rotten,  but the documentary on Channel 4 earlier this week revealing that scientists investigating Shakespeare’s grave believe that it is missing his head has obviously got to take priority…

Play On!

I had a fabulous day on Saturday at the Barbican’s Shakespeare weekender, wittily entitled “Play On”.

When my face is fair

Amongst all the other Shakespeare 400 announcements, there was one you might have missed. Ben Elton is to write a comedy about the man himself, starring David Mitchell as the Upstart Crow*.