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Is this a bloodbath I see before me? The 75 deaths of Shakespeare

by Andrew Dickson

Spymonkey are sticking the knife into Shakespeare, by putting every poisoning, bear attack and stabbing on stageA woman lies on a tomb in a deathlike slumber, rose petals scattered all around. A balding, bearded man is attempting to remove the stopper of a poison bottle with his teeth. The tomb begins to wobble alarmingly. As the poison hits home, the man collapses on to the woman, then slides to the floor. She lets …

SOURCE: The Guardian at 1:21pm on May 9, 2016