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Andrew Dickson

Andrew Dickson’s Worlds Elsewhere: Journeys Around Shakespeare’s Globe is out now from Henry Holt. Selling Shakespeare is broadcast on the BBC World Service on April 23.

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Shakespeare the High Culture Cash Cow

As William Shakespeare hits the 400th anniversary of his death, he’s more popular and more profitable than ever. The industry profiting from his plays is global, growing, and enormous.

Andrew Dickson

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