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Macbeth was the first play I ever read.
Alan Cumming
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Alan Cumming
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: January 27
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For example, Americans seem reluctant to take on Shakespeare because you don't think you're very good at it - which is rubbish. You're missing out here.
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