Fakespeare: Rewriting the bard

Published on January 12, 2026

Rewrite Shakespeare’s best bits for the 21st Century and reveal your inner wordsmith. Edmund King.
First published on Tue, 18 Mar 2014 as Fakespeare: Rewriting the bard. To find out more visit The Open University's Openlearn website. Copyright 2026

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