By Pdb
Lancashire,
United Kingdom 
This is my second year growing a William Shakespeare rose. Whilst the perfume is gorgeous it has become very floppy and just toppled over. It looks like most of the flowers have finished now so am I ok to prune it and could it be cut hard so it doesn't grow as big next year. Thank you.
8 Aug, 2015
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Given that David Austin website doesn't give instructions, take a look at the RHS webpage http://www.rhsplants.co.uk/plants/_/rosa-william-shakespeare-2000--ausromeo-pbr/classid.1000000186/
If the claims are to be believed you potentially have another 6 weeks of flowering so you don't want to be pruning yet.
9 Aug, 2015
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Hi
If me I would just take off the flowers for now and leave to the Autumn to prune hard.
I thought this variety was a repeat flower so expect more flowers , very dark red flowers i think my brother has just a bed of these and the perfume is not to heady either , its a cracker of a rose.
8 Aug, 2015