Judging by the trailer, the new Ben Elton/Kenneth Branagh film about William Shakespeare's last years might be pitched a little bit too broad for my tastes, a little bit too 'cartoony'. Even a tad too 'Upstart Crow'. Still a must-see though... bit.ly/2RMQm3H #AllIsTrue

Hmmmm. Maybe we should be cautious before accepting as fact Geoffrey Marsh's assertion that Shakespeare lived at "35 Great St Helen's". Marsh has spent a lot of time on this. That does not necessarily mean he's right... facebook.com/ShakespeareGui… #Shakespeare #Shakespeare in London

Macbeth! Macho man takes over kingdom, believes he's the Chosen One, makes terrible mistakes, gives not one damn about anyone else, is deeply paranoid, rages against the Deep State, and ends up being hated and abandoned by everyone. My kind of play! #DonaldTrump #realDonaldTrump

Simon Collings For some reason I’m thinking braveheart when the Scots moon the English