In an article in The Daily Telegraph, Professor Stanley Wells (an Honorary Associate of the British Shakespeare Associate) puts a forceful case against the claims made in the new film Anonymous that Shakespeare was not the author of his plays. One of his concerns, which many of us in the BSA share, is the extent to which theories which were once the preserve of eccentric amateurs is now seeping into schools and universities. If you have students who are curious about the authorship issue, Professor Wells' article is an excellent place to start: 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sponsored/entertainment/anonymous-movie/8793970/No-Shakespeare-was-not-a-fraud.html