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Yes, it’s here at last! The long-awaited Shakespeare Magazine Issue 13 has finally arrived – and world-renowned King Lear superstar Ian McKellen is our latest cover artist!

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The great man talks about the challenges of playing King Lear, while Fiona Shaw explains Katherine from The Taming of the Shrew and Patrick Stewart discusses Shylock from The Merchant of Venice.

Also this issue, we look at the TV series that portrayed Shakespeare as a punk, and we delve into the sometimes horrific medical treatments of Shakespeare’s day.

Graham Holderness tells us about The Faith of William Shakespeare, while Jem Bloomfield investigates Shakespeare and the Psalms Mystery.

We also have excellent interviews with Sam White of Shakespeare in Detroit and Mya Gosling of Good Tickle Brain.

Not forgetting our round-up of recent Shakespeare Books and our essential guide to Studying Shakespeare!

Filed Under: Shakespeare News Tagged With: Fiona Shaw, Good Tickle Brain, Graham Holderness, Ian McKellen, Jem Bloomfield, Jennifer Evans, Katherine, King Lear, Mya Gosling, Pat Reid, Patrick Stewart, Punk Shakespeare, Sam White, Sara Read, Shakespeare and the Psalms Mystery, Shakespeare books, Shakespeare in Detroit, Shakespeare Magazine, Shakespeare Medicine, Shylock, studying shakespeare, The Faith of William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice, The Taming of the Shrew, Will on TNT, William Shakespeare

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“I had rather be a canker in a hedge than a rose in his grace.”
(Much Ado About Nothing – Act 1, Scene 3)
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