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...So eulogised the poet Ben Jonson in his introduction to Shakespeare’s first folio, published 400 years ago this week....
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...“Different people latch on to different parts of his story,” Shakespeare says, but it “does resonate with people from all over the world.”...
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...This is a production that draws us close to the yawning torment of guilt and the cavernous loss of war, while the rich aural concept emphasises the eerie brilliance of Shakespeare’s dark, image-laden text...
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