The Company acquired interests in two theatres in the Southwark area of London, near the banks of the Thames - the Globe and the Blackfriars. We do know that he was part of the Lord Chamberlain’s Company, which was renamed the King’s Company in 1603 when James I succeeded to the throne. Shakespeare’s theatrical life seems to have commenced around 1590. In 1582 he married Anne Hathaway, and the couple had a daughter the following year and twins in 1585. Shakespeare was probably educated in Stratford’s grammar school. His father was a glove maker and wool merchant and his mother, Mary Arden, was the daughter of a well-to-do local land owner. William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire, and was baptised on 26 April 1564. Used and Recommended by the National TheatreĮdited with an Introduction by Martin Butler Read more Details Shakespeare's late, great play is a work filled with marvels, music and strangeness, fully exploiting the power of language and the magic of theatre. Plotting, mistaken identities, bewitching love and enchantment follow as the travellers explore this mysterious place of spirits and monsters, and discover that all is not as it seems. Prospero and his daughter watch from their desert island as a ship carrying the royal family is wrecked. It contains a great many unanswered questions' Margaret AtwoodĪ storm rages.
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