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Shakespeare Aloud!



Our Shakespeare Aloud! actors bring to life your favourite Shakespearian characters throughout the Birthplace and gardens.

Shakespeare Aloud! perform at Shakespeare's Birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon

Step into the dramatist's imagination and watch his most intriguing characters come alive in front of your eyes. Be part of the performance as our actors invite you to play alongside them.

Watch Shakespeare Aloud! perform Shakespeare's Top Ten.

Shakespeare Aloud! actors play an integral role during events across the Shakespeare Houses & Gardens including: 

  • Shakespeare's Birthday Celebrations
  • Stratford Poetry Festival
  • Tagore Celebrations
  • School holiday entertainment

"All the world's a stage" spoken by Jacques in Act II, Scene VII, As You Like It.

 

Read what visitors thought of Shakespeare Aloud! 

"Brilliant live performance! Actors were knowledgeable and really versatile doing requests"

"Very professional actors outside brought a hint of the writer's time here"

"Reciting in the garden was fantastic"

"Excellent performance from two actors in the courtyard"