William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

male, deceased (1616)
poet, macbeth, hamlet, English poet, Authors whose works are in the public domain, Lord Chamberlain's Men…British dramatists and playwright, venus and adonis, The Phoenix and the Turtle, antony and cleopatra, troilusandcressida
William Shakespeare was an English poet and playwright now widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language and the world's...

Pandarus

male
prostitution, a pander, to pander, Pandareus, a panderer, classical Greek mythology…Troilus and Criseyde, troilusandcressida
Pandarus is also the name of a companion of Aeneas in Virgil's "Aeneid". Pandarus is not to be confused with Pandareus.

Thersites

male
Pwshonk, User Pwshonk, The Anger of Achilles, Penthesilea, Jesters, Agrius…troilusandcressida
In Greek mythology, Thersites, son of Agrius, was a rank-and-file soldier of the Greek army during the Trojan War. Homer described him in detail in...
Anton Lesser

Anton Lesser

male, 57 years old
film actor, rada, Moseley School, English, university of liverpool, Moseley Grammar School…troilusandcressida
Anton Lesser (born 14 February 1952) is a British actor, he attended Moseley Grammar School and the University of Liverpool before going to RADA in...

Aeneas

male
aphrodite, Aeneid, Trojans, iliad, troy, Roman mythology…troilusandcressida
Aeneas was a Trojan hero, the son of prince Anchises and the goddess Aphrodite (Venus in Roman sources). His father was also the cousin of King...
Edith Evans

Edith Evans

female, deceased (1976)
Christian, Shakespearean actor, Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Best Drama Actress Golden Globe, romeo and juliet, BAFTA winner…troilusandcressida
Dame Edith Mary Evans DBE (8 February 1888-14 October 1976) was an Academy Award nominated and Golden Globe award winning actress. Born in London,...
Mike Gwilym

Mike Gwilym

male, 60 years old
welsh, The Racing Game, Love's Labour's Lost, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Oxford University Dramatic Society, Coriolanus…troilusandcressida
Mike Gwilym (born March 5 1949), is a Welsh actor. Born in Neath, Gwilym is the brother of actor Robert Gwilym. He began his acting career with the...
Rosemary Harris

Rosemary Harris

female, 79 years old
Obie Award recipient, From suffolk, Tony Award, Royal National Theatre Company member, West End theatre, Bristol Old Vic…Kiss and Tell, troilusandcressida
Rosemary Harris (born September 19, 1930) is a Tony Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated English actress and a member of the American Theatre...
Lilian Baylis

Lilian Baylis

female, deceased (1937)
National Theatre, Second Boer War, boer war, English National Opera, Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour, Order of the Companions of Honour…The Royal Victoria Hall and Coffee Tavern, troilusandcressida
Lilian Mary Baylis CH (9 May 1874-25 November 1937) was an English theatrical producer and manager. She managed the Old Vic and Sadler's Wells...