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The writer and director Simon Callow explores the riddle of Shakespeare’s Sonnets

In this self-filmed masterclass acclaimed actor, writer and director Simon Callow explores the riddle of Shakespeare’s Sonnets. Published in 1609 nearly everything about the Sonnets is mysterious. Who is the Young Man Mr WH to whom they are dedicated? Who is the Dark Lady? Simon offers intriguing answers and performs some of the greatest poems ever written.

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