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Sarah Siddons: "Tragedy Personified"
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Sarah Siddons: "Tragedy Personified"

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Johnna Champion

Actress Sarah Siddons was 18th-century London’s best-known tragedienne, most famous for her portrayal of Lady Macbeth. An assortment of objects from our collection show her rise as an early star of modern celebrity culture.

Anthony Hopkins' first brush with Shakespeare
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Anthony Hopkins' first brush with Shakespeare

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In an excerpt from We Did OK, Kid, Hopkins talks about the fateful Saturday night as a boy when he saw Olivier’s 1948 adaptation of Hamlet and the film sparked a passion for acting that would lead him on a path that no one could have predicted.

Becoming Shakespeare’s Richard III
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Becoming Shakespeare’s Richard III

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In an excerpt from Siobhan Keenan’s new biography of actor Richard Burbage, we look at his rise to fame as Shakespeare’s Richard III.