William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Writer 227 / Author 163 / Actor · 1508 – 2026 · 🎬 228 📖 163 · 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon" or simply "the Bard". His extant works, including collaborations, consist of some 39 plays, 154 sonnets, three long narrative poems and a few other verses, some of uncertain authorship. His plays have been translated into every major living language and are performed more often than those of any other playwright. Shakespeare remains arguably the most influential writer in the English language, and his works continue to be studied and reinterpreted.

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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

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Kenneth Branagh

Kenneth Branagh

16 shared

Laurence Olivier

Laurence Olivier

12 shared

Mark Twain

11 shared

James Joyce

10 shared

Nathaniel Hawthorne

Nathaniel Hawthorne

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🎬 Movies

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

National Theatre Live: Hamlet

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2015

Macbeth

Macbeth

writer

2015

Haider

Haider

writer

2014

Cymbeline

Cymbeline

writer

2014

Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

writer

2014

Romeo & Juliet

Romeo & Juliet

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2013

Much Ado About Nothing

Much Ado About Nothing

writer

2013

Warm Bodies

Warm Bodies

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2013

Much Ado About Nothing - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

Much Ado About Nothing - Live at Shakespeare's Globe

writer

2012

Shakespeare's Sonnets

Shakespeare's Sonnets

writer

2012

Caesar Must Die

Caesar Must Die

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2012

The Shadow King

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2011

Verdi: Falstaff

Verdi: Falstaff

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2011

Graeme Murphy's Romeo & Juliet

Graeme Murphy's Romeo & Juliet

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2011

Private Romeo

Private Romeo

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2011

Coriolanus

Coriolanus

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2011

Gnomeo & Juliet

Gnomeo & Juliet

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2011

Macbeth

Macbeth

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2010

The Tempest

The Tempest

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2010

Hamlet

Hamlet

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2009

A Midsummer Night's Dream

A Midsummer Night's Dream

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2009

King Lear

King Lear

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2008

Verdi: Otello

Verdi: Otello

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2008

Hamlet

Hamlet

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2008

Village People Radio Show

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2007

Macbeth

Macbeth

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2006

As You Like It

As You Like It

writer

2006

Omkara

Omkara

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2006

Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss

Romeo & Juliet: Sealed with a Kiss

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2006

She's the Man

She's the Man

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2006

ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth

ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth

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2005

Macbeth

Macbeth

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2004

The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice

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2004

Huapango

Huapango

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2004

Maqbool

Maqbool

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2003

Bollywood Queen

Bollywood Queen

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2002

King of Texas

King of Texas

writer

2002

Othello

Othello

writer

2001

Makibefo

Makibefo

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2001

My Kingdom

My Kingdom

writer

2001

O

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2001

The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream

The Children's Midsummer Night's Dream

writer

2001

I’m Going Home

I’m Going Home

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2001

Scotland, PA

Scotland, PA

writer

2001

Macbeth

Macbeth

writer

2001

Hamlet

Hamlet

writer

2000

Sud Side Stori

Sud Side Stori

writer

2000

Hamlet

Hamlet

writer

2000

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