Fan CastingWilliam and Richard

Story of a partnership which shaped theatre

by Palgrèn

Story added by francescodalloliopalgren on January 13, 2022

1585. A twenty-year-old grammar school teacher from Stratford-upon-Avon comes to London searching for fortune. His name is William Shakespeare. He knows little Latin and even less Greek, but he knows he has skills nobody has. Meanwhile, the 17-year-old Richard Burbage, son of the greatest London impresario, dreams of becoming an actor, being a leading star in the dream his father contributed to create. And everyone agrees: he is good. When the two of them meet, what will follow will give birth to some of the greatest theatrical work of all time. To be or not to be ...read more

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Fan Casting William Shakespeare(Will)

Role added by francescodalloliopalgren on January 13, 2022

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Description of William Shakespeare (Will):

When we first meet him, he's a 20 something grammar school teacher from Stratford: a little provincial intellectual with big dreams and almost no idea how to achieve them. He's eccentric, but he's also incredibly brilliant,. He is married with a woman eight years older than him and already has two daughters. Although he's not an University wit, he's an avid reader and has a great imagination, not to mention a real way with words. As the years go by, he will assume a more practical view on things, but never letting go of his imagination until he will be sure it's time to retire; then, he will return to Stratford to live like a common man.