Rafe arrives and says he intends to leave Stratford.

Some time after the birth of the twins, Shakespeare left Stratford for London.

I had very reluctantly to leave Stratford after an idyllic weekend.

Since we don't know what Shakespeare did professionally before moving to London, it's difficult to say just why he left Stratford.

He was once again at loose ends, without a regular job, having left Stratford after a year or so, unhappy in the company's buttoned-down atmosphere.

We don't know exactly when he left Stratford.

Then he leaves Stratford and comes to London.

Tradition has it that he had to leave Stratford because he was caught poaching.

We do know that he left Stratford sometime in his mid-20s and settled in London.

We do know that around 1587 Shakespeare left Stratford for the creative opportunity to be found in the big city of London.