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Stratford festival director mounts passionate defence of Shakespeare
The big Hollywood movie Anonymous is now in theatres bringing to life what's known as the "Oxford debate." But, for Antoni Cimolino, Director General of Canada's Stratford Shakespeare Festival, as he tells our reporter Carmel Kilkenny, there's no debate, but there is a great benefit in the discussion: was the bard of Avon the true author, or was it one of the other several contenders. And why does it matter?
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