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BBC Radio Solent
Telling the story of Shakespeare around Solent.
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Shakespeare's flagship acting company comes to Bridport
However the company were then turned away in 1624
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Portsmouth hosts Hamlet performance
Audience enjoy Hamlet in Naval Portsmouth as war rages over American Independence
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Ira Aldridge visits Southampton
The first black Shakespearean actor Ira Aldridge performing in the role of Othello
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Shakespeare's men perform before the King at Wilton in Salisbury
A royal audience in Salisbury
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Shakespeare and Hampshire - where his footprints are lost in time
Is there any written evidence linking Shakespeare to Southampton?
