Shakespeare Day 2020: Dame Judi Dench reads from Richard II

This week marks William Shakespeare’s birthday and just one thirty day period due to the fact the British isles entered into lockdown to aid struggle the distribute of coronavirus.

Shakespeare, who was born in 1564, endured a life chequered by outbreaks of plague. It is considered Shakespeare wrote some of his most well identified performs, including King Lear, during a time period of lockdown when his theatre was closed.

To mark the playwright’s birthday, which is also Shakespeare Working day, some of Britain’s most famous Shakespearean actors, including Dame Judi Dench, browse from an excerpt of Richard II.

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