Allie Esiri, Gina Bellman, Samuel West, Diana Quick and Hugh Ross

Take a journey through the year with Shakespeare. Join poetry’s powerhouse Allie Esiri and special guests including actors Samuel West, Gina Bellman, and Diana Quick for a delightful and unique celebration of the greatest writer in the English language.

Based on Allie’s latest glorious anthology, Shakespeare for Every Day of the Year, the event will feature readings by actors from Shakespeare’s work, including best-loved classics and less well-known extracts. There will also be insightful introductions and discussion.  An unmissable event for anybody who loves Shakespeare, and a superb introduction to his poetry for young people.

Esiri is a former actress now turned writer. Her poetry anthologies include iF: A Treasury of Poems for Almost Every Possibility, The Love Book, A Poem for Every Night of the Year and A Poem for Every Day of the Year. Bellman is known for her portrayal of Jane in the critically acclaimed award-winning BBC comedy series Coupling.

West’s stage roles include Richard II and Hamlet for the Royal Shakespeare Company and Valentine in the first production of Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia at the National Theatre. His television work includes W1A, The Hollow Crown II, Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell, The Frankenstein Chronicles, Cambridge Spies and four series of Mr Selfridge.

Bellman is known for her role as Jane in the BBC comedy series Coupling. She has also been seen in Ripper Street, Waking the Dead, Jonathan Creek and Only Fools and Horses. She has played many roles at the National Theatre including in The Crucible.

Quick’s television credits include Brideshead Revisted, The Missing and The Death of Stalin. She has played Shakespeare’s Cressida at the National Theatre and Gertrude at the Royal Shakespeare Company and was the first female president of Oxford University Dramatic Society.

Ross is known for television and screen roles in Poirot, Absolutely Fabulous, the Sharpe series, Sunset Song, Patriot Games and Charlotte Gray. He has also played many roles for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

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