Kuwaiti director Sulayman Al-Bassam recreated Shakespeare's famous play in a modern Arab setting.

VOA: special.2009.03.11

He grew up in the waning years, the last years, of the Elizabethan era, and he was a boy when Shakespeare's most famous plays were first performed.

他成长在，伊丽莎白时代的衰落期，最后几年，当莎士比亚著名的戏剧第一次被搬上舞台时,他还是个男孩。

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Here is one of Shakespeare's most famous poems.

VOA: special.2010.01.06

Shakespeare's famous quote was, of course, based on commonplace observation.

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Built 200 yards from the site of the original theatre where many of Shakespeare's most famous plays made their debut, including Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth, the Globe is putting on four of the Bard's plays this year in celebration of the anniversary.

BBC: Following in the Bard��s footsteps �C literally

In honour of the birthday celebrations, the Birthplace visitor centre will open a new exhibition, Famous Beyond Words, in March, retelling the story of Shakespeare's development from Stratford local to world famous playwright, using artefacts from the museum's collection (such as the 1623 First Folio, the first published collection of Shakespeare's plays and the only reliable source for more than 20 of his works).

BBC: Following in the Bard��s footsteps �C literally