“All the world’s a stage…” is a phrase we have William Shakespeare to thank for. But which theatre made the playwright the legend he became? Clue: It wasn’t the Globe!

Daniel Swift is associate professor of English at Northeastern University, London, and has written books on William Shakespeare, Ezra Pound, and the poetry of the Second World War. His essays and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, the Financial Times, and the Spectator. In his book ‘The Dream Factory’ Dr Daniel Swift uncovers the remarkable untold story of Shakespeare’s first theatre, which was also London’s first purpose-built commercial playhouse.

Daniel joins Jo Durrant in conversation, to reveal how Shakespeare became Shakespeare, as we celebrate the Bard’s birthday. Part of Jo’s ‘Our Beautiful Universe’ series of interview-style events with historians and special guests.

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