I Am Shakespeare
By Mark Rylance
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A fascinating, witty and characteristically exuberant dramatic exploration of the Shakespeare authorship debate.
Is it possible that the son of an illiterate tradesman, from a small market town in Warwickshire, could have written the greatest dramatic works the world has ever seen? It's a question that has puzzled scholars, theatre practitioners and theatregoers for many years. The philosopher, Francis Bacon; the Earl of Oxford, Edward de Vere; and Mary Sidney, Countess of Pembroke: all of them have been put forward as the real author of the plays. But why would they hide behind an anonymous actor? Who was the real Bard of Stratford? Why should we care?
Mark Rylance is one of a number of leading actors who seriously question the idea that William Shakespeare was the man behind the thirty-seven plays that have moved, inspired and amazed generations.
First performed at Chichester Festival Theatre in 2007, Rylance's provocative play introduces us to four candidates and their respective claims - whilst asking fundamental questions about what makes a genius, and why it all matters anyway.
'Witty, gloriously funny and wonderfully well-written... the best thing I have seen for years' The Stage
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- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5maybe marks scepticism comes from his being american? nice play but totally unconvincing. the mans name is on the folio. why didnt anyone at the time question this... his friends the two actors who collated the folio had acted with him for years.. were they lying? was his friend the playwright jonson lying when he wrote shakespeares memorial in the folio? etc etc etc. in the words of the danish mark.. let be ffs. ps your second hamlet 28 to 30 was the best ive ever seen. ( ive literally seen over 100) xx pps this is not stefanie but her hubby.