May 1, 1517 England had another refugee "problem" ... and this little-known 400 year old banned speech written by Shakespeare was used then to voice support for refugee rights--and now being used again today--Ian Mckellan reads... amazing... http://bit.ly/2d9bYTT
On Writing : Shakespeare--Rabble Rowser! by Jeff Lyons
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Ian is amazing.
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This is new to me and I studied Shakespeare at 3 drama institutes. We live in an era of political correctness in 2016 (and have done for some time) but I'm now wondering why this was banned in 1593? Thanks for the share Jeff.
I saw him Sir Ian other notable English actors on stage at Monash Uni theatre in Melbourne about 13 years ago. A small theatre, you are close to the actors and can see every expression. Waiting at the stage door was easy and we met them all. Delightful personalities and very human people.
They are just now putting it together that Shakespeare collaborated on plays like Sir Thomas More. This is a great speech, handled by an expert.