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Obama scrapping missile shield for Czech, 'Shakespeare in Love' set to be reborn as theater Poland Car bomb in Kabul kills 6 Italians, 10 Afghans Buzz up! 0 votes Send Share Print Police: Terrorism mastermind Noordin Top dead By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press Writer – Mon Sep 14, 11:58 am ET The Starting Point: Soda tax proposed & a rape LONDON – In a case of life imitating art imitating life, a British theater story recanted company has announced plans to rebuild an Elizabethan playhouse Calif. case casts harsh spotlight on sex offenders using the set from hit film "Shakespeare in Love." Police say arrest 'soon' in Yale student killing

The oak-timbered set, modeled on London's 16th-century Rose Must-know figures could change for Texas students Theatre, was donated to the British Shakespeare Company by , who won an Academy Award for playing Queen Elizabeth I in More Top Stories » the 1998 . ADVERTISEMENT The set — a full-size replica of a galleried theater interior — was given to Dench by the filmmakers and is currently in storage. British Shakespeare Company artistic director Robert Williamson said Monday the actress had recently made the "wonderful decision" to donate it to the troupe for a permanent base in northern England. AP – This is a Sunday, March 21, 1999, file photo of Judi Dench holding her Oscar for best Williamson said he imagined the venue as "a living history center," supporting actress … offering live performances and a display of costumes from the film, ad.yieldmanager.com is c which starred Joseph Fiennes as the playwright and as his feisty love interest. It won seven Oscars, including best picture. The requested page has been blocked by of the internet acceptable usage The original Rose was built in 1587 on the south bank of the River Thames — then just outside the city limits of London, whose officials frowned on "disreputable" actors and often banned plays. Its repertoire included plays by William Shakespeare and Christopher Marlowe. sponsored links The British Shakespeare Company, which tours open-air productions of Shakespeare around the country, said it was looking at locations in the northern English cities of Sheffield, Manchester and York. It has set ABC's On 9.24.09 Everyone Will Get A Flash Of up a charitable trust to manage the project. Their Own Future on ABC. ABC.go.com/FlashForward Williamson said northern England lacked a permanent Shakespearean venue. Audiences in southern England can visit Shakespeare's Globe, a rebuilt Elizabethan theater in south London, and the Midlands Shakespeare In Love Shop Victoriously with eBay. Find exactly has the Royal Shakespeare Company, based in the Bard's hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon. what you want now. www.ebay.com And yet Williamson said, "the four biggest Shakespearean actors are from the north of England — , Judi Dench, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen." 15 Free Life Insurance Leads Free Life Leads, Only Call Interested "We want to offer the north of England what London has," he said. "Every child in Great Britain still has to Prospects, Limited Time Offer. www.NetQuote.com/FreeLifeLeads study Shakespeare. He's an integral part of our heritage and our identity."

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