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Lindsey Chapman visits Shakespeare's birthplace
Lindsey Chapman talks to Philippa Rawlinson from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
  1. Lindsey Chapman visits Shakespeare's birthplace
    02:42
    Lindsey Chapman visits Shakespeare's birthplace
  2. A Beyonce-infused Midsummer Night's Dream
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    A Beyonce-infused Midsummer Night's Dream
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  3. The final dance from the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream
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    The final dance from the cast of A Midsummer Night's Dream
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  4. Audience interaction from Puck and her banana
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    Audience interaction from Puck and her banana
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  5. The longest death scene in Shakespeare (in just over a minute!)
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    The longest death scene in Shakespeare (in just over a minute!)
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  6. Watch the trailer
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    Watch the trailer
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  7. What would you ask Shakespeare? Lindsey Russell
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    What would you ask Shakespeare? Lindsey Russell
  8. Henry VI
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    Henry VI
  9. Early appearances: Patsy Byrne as Audrey - As You Like It (BBC, 1963)
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    Early appearances: Patsy Byrne as Audrey - As You Like It (BBC, 1963)
  10. BBC Television Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet: Fight Scene
    01:57
    BBC Television Shakespeare Romeo and Juliet: Fight Scene
  11. Bottom and his banjolele
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    Bottom and his banjolele
  12. Early appearances: Helen Mirren - As You Like It (BBC, 1978)
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    Early appearances: Helen Mirren - As You Like It (BBC, 1978)
  13. Hamlet Prince of Denmark
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    Hamlet Prince of Denmark
  14. Shakespeare or Fletcher?
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    Shakespeare or Fletcher?
  15. Shakespeare and Tennis: Romeo and Juliet
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    Shakespeare and Tennis: Romeo and Juliet
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