De Vega upstages the Bard at Stratford Festival By Michael Kuchwara, AP Drama Critic
STRATFORD, Ontario -- It takes a lot to upstage the Bard, but Lope de Vega manages to do just that at the 2008 Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
STRATFORD, Ontario -- It takes a lot to upstage the Bard, but Lope de Vega manages to do just that at the 2008 Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
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