Cheers To The First Woman To Perform Shakespeare Onstage, Whoever She Was

Today in 1660, for the first time a woman took to the stage in England and performed a role in a production of Shakespeare’s Othello. We know she was a trailblazer. We know she was a pioneer. We don’t know who she was. Plus: today in 2013, Metallica became the first band to play on all seven continents with a concert in Antarctica.  Who was the first Shakespearean actress? (British Library) Samuel Pepys and the First Actresses (Royal Museums Greenwich) Metallica Rocks 'Freeze 'Em All' Show in Antarctica (Billboard) Whoever you are, you could be a trailblazer too as one of our backers on Patreon