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BBC Radio Shropshire
Telling the story of Shakespeare around Shropshire.
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Drunken robbers threaten the leader of Shakespeare's players
As he collects admission money at the door!
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A new king, and a rebranded Shakespeare’s players head first for Shrewsbury
James I established the ‘King’s Men’ as his official group of theatre players
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Poverty stricken Bridgnorth ‘splashes the cash’ on Shakespeare’s royal players
Why would a town clearly suffering hard times pay so much?
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Shakespeare… by gaslight!
An 1819 playbill invites people to enjoy the newly-installed gas lighting in the theatre
