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  • Shakespeare in Love

    Young Shakespeare is forced to stage his latest comedy, “Romeo and Ethel, the Pirate’s Daughter,” before it’s even written. When a lovely noblewoman auditions for a role, they fall into forbidden love — and his play finds a new life (and title). As their relationship progresses, Shakespeare’s comedy soon transforms into tragedy.

  • King Lear

    An aging King invites disaster, when he abdicates to his corrupt, toadying daughters, and rejects his loving and honest one.