Shakespeare on song
Posted at 12:04
The 451st anniversary of the date we generally celebrate William Shakespeare's birth on falls on 26 April - a propitious date the Royal Shakespeare Company are marking with a birthday song competition.
Seven compositions have been selected from the more than 100 entries submitted, all containing Shakespearean verse set to music.
Prithee listen to the shortlisted candidates and casteth your vote on which one strikes thou as worthiest.
If you're a fan of the RSC's work, you might also like to know that its current revival of Death of a Salesman is to transfer to London's West End in May.
Sir Antony Sher (pictured) will reprise his performance as Willy Loman in Gregory Doran's staging of Arthur Miller's classic.