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Also Known As Shakespeare Memorial Company
Date 1875 - present
Related People Ian McKellen • David Tennant • Helen Mirren • Mark Rylance • Tilda Swinton • Trevor Nunn • Ben Kingsley • Peter Brook • Peter Hall • Michel Saint-Denis • Sir Anthony Quayle • John Bury

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