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Escapist History

JOEL HURSTFIELD Shakespeare and the Earl of Southampton G. P. V. Akrigg (Hamish Hamilton 50s) History has always been considered a branch of the entertainment industry. The......

Mr Brook's Holy Terror

HILARY SPURLING `One look at an average audience gives us the irresistible urge to assault it,' says Peter Brook in his new book, The EMpty Space— it is a sensation anyone will......