Will and Me: How Shakespeare Took Over My Life

'An absolute delight ... boozy bawdy generous-hearted ... utterly original and relishable' Sunday Times



Shakespeare has always been a big part of Dominic Dromgoole's life. This is the story of how he has stumbled shambled and occasionally glided through the years with Shakespeare as his guide - whether reading Julius Caesar aloud to cows as a boy listening to Peter O'Toole crack dirty jokes at his parents' kitchen table acting in car-crash student productions or putting on his own. Along the way he shows us what Shakespeare's rough-and-ready genius can teach us about love war sex death drunkenness friendship ... and just about everything.



'Friendly inclusive I warmed to it immediately ... A terrific book' Evening Standard



'The book is clearly a triumph ... You laugh out loud and cringe in equal measure' Spectator



'Superb ... thrillingly entertaining ... throbs with vigour honesty and passion' Daily Telegraph



'A record of a lifelong obsession - articulate intelligent and passionately set down ... Dromgoole's enthusiasm has a sincerity and warmth that are infectious' Observer



'Irresistibly seductive' Independent on Sunday