Shakespeare's world

the long version

Brings together two plays which put the spotlight on William Shakespeare as a character. Cheapside, by David Allen, is the story of Robert Greene, a struggling playwright in Elizabethan London. He has a constant struggle with debt, and with his rival playwrights who include Shakespeare and Marlowe. Cheapside is not only witty and entertaining, it also gives a different and interesting perspective on the lives and struggles of Elizabethan playwrights. In Men of Honour by John Upton, the central character is Will Shakespeare. Men of Honour is the story of Will the man, the son, the father, the husband, the lover and the courtier {u2013} as well as the playwright. It also gives an insight into the political intrigues of the time, and the fine balance required to survive.