Does your loved one At Christmas… no more desire a rose / Than wish a snow in May’s new-fangled mirth? And, as a result, you find yourself stuck in a tricky gift-giving situation? Well, perhaps we might help. We have a whole series of interviews about Shakespeare’s life and work; you may, for example, be interested in giving them a biography of the bard as recommended by the scholar James Shapiro. Failing that, we’ve gathered a selection of gift ideas below, to suit all budgets.
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Orchestral treatments of Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest and Hamlet, from the great Romantic.
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First published in 1968, this remarkable work of scholarship is an ideal gift for the serious Shakespeare reader.
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A notable audio anthology preserving the performances of Gielgud, Olivier, Irving, Terry and more.
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More classic productions, this time for the screen: Kenneth Branagh, Ian McKellan and Judi Dench star.
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A Shakespearean twist on the popular Cards Against Humanity game; all the smutty answers are direct quotes.
1
Orchestral treatments of Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest and Hamlet, from the great Romantic.
2
First published in 1968, this remarkable work of scholarship is an ideal gift for the serious Shakespeare reader.
3
A notable audio anthology preserving the performances of Gielgud, Olivier, Irving, Terry and more.
4
More classic productions, this time for the screen: Kenneth Branagh, Ian McKellan and Judi Dench star.
5
A Shakespearean twist on the popular Cards Against Humanity game; all the smutty answers are direct quotes.
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