William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright now widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. His surviving works include at least 38 plays, two long narrative poems and 154 sonnets, as well as a variety of other poems. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" (or simply "The Bard"). Shakespeare was born and raised in Stratford-upon-Avon, and at 18 married Anne Hathaway, …

Jonathan Bate CBE (born June 26, 1958) is a British scholar of Shakespeare, Romanticism and Ecocriticism. He was educated at Sevenoaks School and the University of Cambridge. He was formerly a Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge and then King Alfred Professor of English Literature at Liverpool University before becoming Professor of Shakespeare and Renaissance Literature at Warwick University.

Laura Fraser (born 24 July, 1976) is a Scottish actress.

Dame Eileen June Atkins DBE (born 16 June 1934) is an English writer and award-winning film and theatre actress.

Trevor Peacock (born 19 May 1931 in Tottenham, London) is an English character actor who has had roles such as Jim Trott in "The Vicar of Dibley", Rouault in Madame Bovary (opposite Keith Barron) and Old Bailey in "Neverwhere". He has also appeared in diverse programmes such as "EastEnders" (playing Sid, a war veteran Alfie Moon met in France), LWT's "Wish Me Luck" (in which he played resistance leader Renard), …

Sir John Anthony Quayle, CBE (7 September 1913 - 20 October 1989) was an English actor and director. He was born in Ainsdale, Southport in Lancashire and trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. After appearing in music hall, he joined the Old Vic in 1932. During the Second World War he was an Army Officer and made one of the area commanders of the auxiliary units.

William Jaggard (c. 1568 - 1623) was an Elizabethan and Jacobean printer and publisher, best known for his connection with the texts of William Shakespeare, most notably the First Folio of Shakespeare's plays. Jaggard's shop was "at the sign of the Half-Eagle and Key in Barbican." Jaggard printed a wide variety of common materials, including ballads - one example being "Adam Bell, Clym of the Clough, and William of Cloudesle" (1610).

Yukio Ninagawa is a Japanese theatre director, particularly known for his Japanese language productions of Shakespeare plays and Greek tragedies. He has directed "Hamlet" differently six times. Ninagawa was born in Saitama, near Tokyo. Although most famous abroad for his touring productions of European classics, Ninagawa has also directed works based on contemporary writing from Japan, …

Douglas Hodge (born 1960 in Plymouth, Devon, England, UK) is a British actor. Some of his TV appearances include leading roles in "Bliss", "Middlemarch, "The Uninvited", "The Scold's Bridle", "Shockers: Dance", "The Law", "The Russian Bride", "Capital City" and "Red Cap". Hodge has also achieved great success on stage as a performer recently in the work of playwright Harold Pinter (e.g., …

Bartlett Sher most recently directed the world premiere of "Singing Forest" by "Craig Lucas" at Intiman Playhouse; "The Light in the Piazza" by Lucas and Adam Guettel at Chicago’s Goodman Theatre, for which he has received a Joseph Jefferson Award nomination; and "Mourning Becomes Electra" for Seattle Opera and New York City Opera. He has received national and international recognition for his work as a classical director, …

Laura Rees is a British actor of stage and screen. In 2003, she played the role of Gina the record executive in Richard Curtis' blockbuster romantic comedy "Love Actually" (2003). Other film work includes the short "The Dentist", directed by Stephen Frears and Pierre Tatarka. She has also appeared on television in "Holby City", "Where the Heart Is", "Murder in Mind", and as Morgana in "Young Arthur".

Christine Boisson is French actor born in 8 April 1956, Salon de Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, South France. Just after registered model agent, Just Jaekin like her photo, and she got part of film Emmanuelle starring Sylvia Kristel. Then she got some film role, but she study at Concervatoires for acting. In 1977, she was debut for stage Chekov's The Seagull directed by Bruno Bayen.

Eve Myles (born 1978) is an actress from Ystradgynlais, Wales, UK, who plays the female lead character in "Torchwood" and "Belonging". She has also appeared in "EastEnders", the television film "Score", and the "Doctor Who" episode "The Unquiet Dead". In 2002 and 2003, Myles was nominated for Best Actress in the BAFTA Cymru Awards for her role as Ceri on the BBC Wales drama "Belonging".

Wynn Harmon is an American actor (born November 7, 1960, Upper St. Clair, Pennsylvania). BFA, "magna cum laude", Boston University College of Fine Arts, "Edwin E. Stein Award for Excellence in the Arts"; MFA, American Conservatory Theatre, (ACT). On Broadway he played The Detective in Porgy and Bess (also telecast Live from Lincoln Center on PBS). Off-Broadway credits include As You Like It, The New Yorkers, and the premiere of Tibet Does Not Exist.

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Moira Redmond was a British actress. She was born in Bognor Regis, England, the daughter of the actress Molly Redmond and her husband who was a stage manager. Moira's parents separated when she was a child, so she was raised by an aunt and a grandmother. As a young actress, she joined the Windmill Girls (recently evoked in the film "Mrs Henderson Presents") who performed non-stop revues and nude tableux at the Windmill Theatre in the West End.

Maurice Dean Wint (born Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom) is a Canadian actor. His roles include: * Sgt. Luther Robinson in the cult musical "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" * "RoboCop: Prime Directives" as John Terrence Cable/RoboCable * "Cube" (1997) as Quentin the Cop * "Di-Gata Defenders" as Professor Alnar He is also a stage actor whose credits include "Where is Kabuki", …

Jack Wetherall is a Canadian actor. Although best known for his supporting role as Vic Grassi on the television series "Queer as Folk", he has been primarily associated with stage roles. His roles at the Stratford Festival have included the title role in "Henry V", Saturninus in "Titus Andronicus", Konstantin in "The Seagull", Orlando in "As You Like It", Malcolm in "Macbeth", Octavius in "Julius Caesar", …

Petrea Burchard (born March 23, 1955 in Lawrence, Kansas) is an American actress, and voice actress. She is sometimes credited as Celeste Burch in the anime she appears in. Her most famous role to date is the space pirate, Ryoko Hakubi, from "Tenchi Muyo". Her acting career began on the stage, taking roles in prominent production companies. She's played various roles in television, film, and theatre. Petrea has been a guest star on NBC's ER, …

Brian Barney (born December 15, 1971) is an American director and actor. Born in Nashua, New Hampshire, Barney trained at the University of California, Riverside's Department of Theatre, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1995. After working as a production assistant on the science fiction TV series "Babylon 5" in Los Angeles, Barney moved to Reno and began acting in many plays, including "The Mousetrap", "Popcorn", "Titus Andronicus", …

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