Also suited to young buyers is Genesis’s development Zenith House (genesishomes.org.uk/0800 954 0196) in Colindale, north London. There are 308 new homes in the tower, many with Juliet balconies overlooking the landscaped courtyards and tree-lined walkways. Prices start at £58,250 for a 25 per cent share of a one-bedroom apartment.

The quiet Treehouse, unveiled at the Ideal Home Show (idealhomeshow.co.uk/0844 858 6763), would be the perfect home for the woodland fairies who inhabit the forest in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, one of Shakespeare’s most popular works. The Quiet Treehouse also makes a dream den for mere mortals.

Constructed using ultra noise-absorbing materials, it incorporates a kitchen and living areas fitted by John Lewis with natural materials and soft furnishings to escape this hectic world. The Ideal Home Show is on until March 30.

You can still find adorable Anne Hathaway-style cottages in many parts of rural England but Grade II listed Hilltop Cottage (fineandcountry.co.uk/01926 455 950) is one that Shakespeare himself may have passed en route to his wedding with the lady.

They were married in the church at Temple Grafton, near Alcester, in Warwickshire. The “black and white” Tudor period cottage is on the market at £615,000 with Fine County Leamington, and is just yards down the lane from the church, with beautiful countryside views.

It was originally three cottages and has three bedrooms, many character features and a garden.

If all the world’s a stage, this is the home you need. Annesley Hall (Jackson-stops.co.uk/ 01473 218 218), near Woodbridge in Suffolk, is a Tudor-style Suffolk home which features a great hall with minstrel’s gallery, a domestic venue which would be perfect for amateur dramatics.