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"...Standouts
in the cast of six include Jeremiah Kissel as Richard
Burbage... One of the most famous actors of
Shakespeare’s day, Burbage comes to Stratford in "The
Last Will" to plead with his friend to return to
London and to his writing. Kissel plays Burbage with
the warmth, charm, and pomp that you would expect of a
great stage actor of the day, and he provides us
occasionally with a stirring reading of some of
Shakespeare’s verse. ---Edge New York City
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with Austin Pendleton
as Shakespeare
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"...In the play,
Shakespeare’s health is fading and so are
his mental faculties, a device that
enables Mr. Brustein to pepper the script
with references to “Hamlet” and other
works, since he is constantly confusing
the real people in his life with his
characters. The presence of Richard
Burbage (Jeremiah Kissel), who played many
of Shakespeare’s greatest roles, provides
even more opportunities for this sort of
literary name-dropping."--The New York
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