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  • Being Shakespeare (2011)
  • 90 min | Drama
Being Shakespeare (2011)
90 min | Drama
Performed by Simon Callow and written by the renowned scholar Jonathan Bate, Being Shakespeare traces The Bard's life from his birth in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 to his burial there fifty-two years later. Taking its cue from Jacques' ...See morePerformed by Simon Callow and written by the renowned scholar Jonathan Bate, Being Shakespeare traces The Bard's life from his birth in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564 to his burial there fifty-two years later. Taking its cue from Jacques' famous 'Seven Ages of Man' speech in As You Like It, the play weaves together this story with extracts from many of Shakespeare's most famous plays. See less
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Director
John Wyver
Writer
Jonathan Bate
Composers
Ben Ringham | Max Ringham
Editor
David Freeman
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Jan 31, 2012 (United Kingdom)

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