Explore Shakespeare
Find courses for schools, universities and enthusiasts, join a discussion forum and take up a creative challenge. Explore our library and archive collections on-line.
Inspired by Shakespeare
Be inspired to learn something new with a series of fascinating classes covering creative writing, calligraphy and filmmaking.
Well Done!
Congratulations to the winners of The Great Shakespeare Debate 2012 from Kingsbridge Community College
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Something for everyone - teachers and pupils. Explore, discover and join in.
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Digital Theatre Plus
A high quality total theatre experience for every learner
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Beyond the classroom
A visit to Stratford-upon-Avon can really enhance learning in your classroom.
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Forums
Join in and share your ideas on our forums. See you there.
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Looking to delve deeper into the world of Shakespeare? Join us.
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Forums
The place to talk about Shakespeare and share your work
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Digital Theatre Plus
A high quality total theatre experience for every learner
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Educational courses
Find out more about our short educational courses for groups aged 15 upwards. Combine theatre visits with excellent educational content and some fun too.
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Explore our five different blog sites and really get to know us.
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Blogging Shakespeare
All about the Shakespeare from the education team and beyond
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Finding Shakespeare
Stories exploring Shakespeare through the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Collections
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Remembering Shakespeare
Gossip and more from the team at Nash House and New Place
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Living Shakespeare
Stories direct from visitors to Shakespeare's Birthplace
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Mary Arden's Farm
News, Tudor skills and more from the team at Mary Arden's Farm
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View our collections
Discover thousands of manuscripts, rare books, artefacts and works of art with fascinating associations with William Shakespeare
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Collections Treasures
Explore some of our star objects
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Visit the library & archive
Discover what’s in our collection
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Collections projects
Behind the scenes in the Collections Department
Shakespeare’s World in 100 Objects: Number 78, a Bread Peel
Fri 24 May 2013Today’s 100 objects blog is by Elizabeth Sharrett, a Doctoral Researcher at the Shakespeare Institute. Elizabeth is looking at an elm wood bread peel from the Collections of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust. Speed: “Item, she hath no…
May Book Review
Tue 21 May 2013Book Review Hello, my name is Edwyna, and I am a new Library and Archive Volunteer. I hope you find this month’s Book Review interesting. In order to cater for a wide range of tastes, this choice will hopefully be diverse enough in its…
Richard Wagner: The 200th birthday of a Shakespearian composer
Tue 21 May 2013Today, 22 May 2013, we celebrate the 200th birthday of one of the most iconic, controversial, and astonishingly original artists of all times: Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The eminent British musicologist Deryck Cooke declared that Wagner’s epic…Shakespeare and All Those ‘Big’ Questions: Introducing the Shakespeare and . . . project
Wed 15 May 2013Speaking after the bombings that took place at the Boston marathon, President Obama stated his determination to ‘get to the bottom’ of the atrocity and promised that those found to be responsible would ‘feel the full weight of justice’. The…