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Peter Straughan To Adapt Shakespeare's First Folio For Screen
Discover the upcoming film 'Folio' by Peter Straughan, delving into the story of Heminges and Condell's efforts to preserve Shakespeare's works.
Top News
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‘My eyes filled with tears, my voice shook’: Simon Callow on coming face to face with Shakespeare’s First Folio
As the Swan of Avon celebrates his birthday on Sunday, the actor pays tribute to a ‘miraculous’ book that rescued plays such as The Tempest and Macbeth from oblivion
The Guardian - UK
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First printed edition of Shakespeare’s plays to go on display
The First Folio will go on display at London’s Guildhall Library for its 400th anniversary.
The Independent UK
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'Reade him, therefore; and againe, and againe'. It's the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's First Folio, a monumental project put together by his friends
Shakespeare’s First Folio – more accurately known as Mr William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, Tragedies – was published 400 years ago this November.
The Conversation
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Rare original copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio sells for £2m
400-year-old edition of playwright’s first collected book of plays including Macbeth and Twelfth Night auctioned at Sotheby’s
The Guardian - UK
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Shakespeare First Folio copy estimated to fetch $2.5m in New York auction
Book printed 400 years ago is one of fewer than 20 copies in private hands
The Guardian - UK
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Copy of Shakespeare’s First Folio worth up to £2 million to go up for auction
The book, which was printed almost 400 years ago, is one of under 20 left in private hands, according to auction house Sotheby’s.
The Independent UK
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