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Raising the curtain on performances of The Bard’s plays countrywide from the 16th Century to the present day.
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Calamity overtakes the 'Scottish Play'
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Lord Strange's links to Shakespeare
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Poignant Hamlet in Whitehaven
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Tantalising links to the Bard
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