Whale song, the rush of waves and the buzz of a 1960s pirate radio station define the live-music drama, Dumbstruck, which opens at Cork’s Half Moon Theatre on Tuesday. Produced by Bristol-based Fine Chisel, the show, which combines narrative and live music, won the Fringe First Award at last year’s Edinburgh Festival.

THE atmosphere that day in Washington was a mixture of hope and excitement.

Could this be the end of the great Barcelona team of Messi, Xavi andIniesta?

Michael Fassbender is set to star in a new adaptation of 'Macbeth'.

SHAKESPEAREAN theatre is associated with the tragic figures Hamlet, King Lear and Othello.

OROMEO, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?”

IT was a Shakespearean tragedy on a canvas and a Saturday night.

Human rights activist and musician Bob Geldof has revealed the only thing that kept him from the brink of suicide was his children.

CANFORD CLIFFS, long the apple of trainer Richard Hannon’s eye, makes his anticipated seasonal return in this afternoon’s Lockinge Stakes at Newbury and, though now in his third year on the track, the Everleigh enthusiasm for the colt is, if anything, on the increase.

CANFORD Cliffs is set for his clash with Twice Over after the pair remained among a field of 11 at the five-day stage of this weekend’s JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.

Former 'Doctor Who' star David Tennant and his assistant in the show, Catherine Tate, are to appear together on stage for the first time in a new production of 'Much Ado About Nothing'.

EACH year at this time my faithful readers are invited to behold the same Shakespearean scene. Three witches, hideous to behold, their cackling voices grating on the ear, gathered around a fire in the depths of the forest. As we draw nearer, we see them dropping unmentionable animal parts into a boiling, bubbling pot.

The Jersey Stakes sets the ball rolling on day two of Royal Ascot and there’s plenty of form in the race which ties in with yesterday’s feature, the St James’ Palace Stakes.

Godolphin’s Shakespearean bids to improve on his already impressive strike-rate in tomorrow’s Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot.

OLIVIER Peslier is set to pick up an incredible spare ride aboard Makfi in next week’s St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot, with his usual jockey Christophe Lemaire retained for Siyouni.

Fame And Glory may head to Royal Ascot for further riches after providing Aidan O’Brien with his fourth Investec Coronation Cup.

FRANKIE DETTORI made the dash from Epsom to Goodwood well worthwhile by winning on both his mounts at last night’s evening meeting.

KIEREN FALLON confirmed he remains king of Epsom when recording a 90-1 double on the Downs with two typically power-packed rides on Oaks day.

Kieren Fallon confirmed he remains king of Epsom when recording a 90-1 double on the Downs with two typically power-packed rides on Investec Oaks day.

TAKE a chance on Stunning View to kick-start Dermot Weld’s season by landing tomorrow’s Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial.

Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle is to return to the theatre, after being “distracted by film-making” for 15 years, to stage a new adaptation of 'Frankenstein', it was announced today.

Kieren Fallon expects Coordinated Cut to take some beating in Saturday's Racing Post Trophy at Doncaster after partnering the colt in a recent spin.

CRYSTAL Gal should prove tough to beat in the listed Lanwades & Staffordstown Studs Stakes at the Curragh tomorrow.

FREE Judgement should open his account in the Irish Stallion Farms 2-Y-0 Auction Maiden at Dundalk tonight, where Mastercraftsman will be the star attraction in the Group 3 Diamond Stakes.

SHAKESPEAREAN looks set to be sent to Ireland this weekend to bid for some of the massive prize-money on offer in Sunday’s Goffs Million Mile at the Curragh.

Shakespearean looks set to be sent to Ireland this weekend to bid for some of the massive prize-money on offer in Sunday’s Goffs Million Mile at the Curragh.

Mark Johnston continued his red-hot streak of form by sending out Shakespearean to win the Variety Club Children's Charity Solario Stakes at Sandown today.

Tributes poured in today to actress Natasha Richardson who has died after an accident during a skiing lesson.

Ian McKellan hates watching his body of acting work - because he only notices mistakes he made in his performances.

THE irony was immediately obvious: Bertie Ahern finished his address by talking of beginnings, yet he is now into his final days in office.

‘The Laurence Olivier Shakespeare Collection’ (ITV DVD, €119.95) is well worth buying for any serious Shakespeare or Olivier student.

I DARE text all that may become a man, who dares text more is none.

THE first day of the Leaving Certificate raised no major difficulties on English papers for students at either level yesterday.

New England captain Martin Corry insists coach Andy Robinson is on the brink of turning the reigning world champions into winners again.

Al Pacino launched his big screen version of The Merchant of Venice today and called for more of Shakespeare’s plays to be given the movie treatment.

The babblings of television’s “chilled-out entertainer” David Brent are better known than quotes from the giants of English literature, a survey said today.

Brooklyn Beckham was all smiles today as he emerged from the private hospital where his mother Victoria and new-born brother Romeo were said to be doing well.