Today, April 23 is the established birthday of William Shakespeare! Today I’ll share some of my favorite posts, videos, podcasts, and quirky recipes related to Shakespeare! 
- If This Be Magic by Daniel Hahn review – how on earth do you translate Shakespeare? | Literary criticism | The Guardian
- Is Romeo and Juliet Overrated?
What’s a classic book that you think is overrated? As a big Shakespeare nerd, I love all of Shakespeare’s plays, but even I have to admit some of them have been overhyped and over sold. In fact, I basically started my Shakespeare Club because I wanted my students to read more than this one Shakespeare… Read more: Is Romeo and Juliet Overrated? - Shakespeare’s Sisters review: brilliantly unexpected songs and prose give voice to the voiceless
- Michael Pennington was an actor of astonishing range, a wise writer and witty company | Theatre | The Guardian
- Review – ‘William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian of Nevarro’
Happy May 4th Everyone! With the upcoming release of The Mandalorian and Grogo, I knew there would be lots of tie-in Star Wars merchandise capitalizing on it. What I didn’t expect, was that, after a six year hiatus, playwright Ian Doescher has once again taken up his quills and lightsabers to dramatize the next installment… Read more: Review – ‘William Shakespeare’s Star Wars: The Mandalorian of Nevarro’
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