BRITAIN-THEATRE-SHAKESPEARE-ANNIVERSARY

An HSBC Bank entrance with an image of British poet and playwright William Shakespeare above the door is pictured in Stratford-upon-Avon, central England on April 12, 2016. - William Shakespeare's hometown is bracing for a surge in visitors from around the world this month as it marks 400 years since the death of the foremost playwright in the English language. A parade to Shakespeare's grave and fireworks will round off a day of theatre, dancing, music and parades in the picture-postcard streets of Stratford-upon-Avon. Some of Britain's finest actors are returning to the town's Royal Shakespeare Theatre to perform his most celebrated scenes, in a special show on the April 23 anniversary. (Photo by Jack Taylor / AFP) / To Go with AFP story by ROBIN MILLARD (Photo by JACK TAYLOR/AFP via Getty Images)