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A Play for the Heart: The Death of Shakespeare

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

on BBC Radio 3

Robert Lindsay, Oliver Chris and Gwilym Lee star in Nick Warburton's new play re-imagining Shakespeare's last day. What do his visitors want? And who is the man with bloody hands? Show more

Contributors

William Shakespeare:
Robert Lindsay
John Fletcher:
Oliver Chris
William Harvey:
Gwilym Lee
Unnamed gentleman:
James Lailey
Susanna Hall:
Nicola Ferguson
John Hall:
Nick Underwood
Hamnet:
Sam Bough

Genres

BBC Radio 3

About BBC Radio 3

Live music and the arts: broadcasts more live music than any other radio network. Classical music is its core. Genres include world and new music, jazz, speech and drama.

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