Press Releases

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust acquires rare Elizabethan book that opens a window onto Shakespeare’s supernatural world

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust acquires a rare 1584 first edition of The Discoverie of Witchcraft

Shakespeare gets spooky this half-term

Halloween half-term fun in Stratford-upon-Avon, 24 October to 1 November: meet Macbeth and a witch, spooky trails and a free gift for costumed children.

Actor-director Lisa Wolpe named first recipient of the Diane Meyer Lowman Shakespeare Studies Award

Share the Shakespeare Story this Autumn with talks, trails and gardening tips at Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust backs report reframing heritage as a powerful catalyst for growth

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, the home of Shakespeare for the World, has welcomed a major report from independent think tank Localis that seeks to reframe heritage as civic infrastructure

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Receives First Pilgrim Trust Grant for Hall's Croft

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) has received £29,000 from the Pilgrim Trust to support specialist conservation work at Hall's Croft, one of Stratford-upon-Avon's most significant historic buildings.

Community Open Days at Mary Arden’s Farm this summer

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust secures £244,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust secures £244,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund for conservation of Anne Hathaway’s Cottage

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust celebrates green success

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has been awarded a Silver Green Tourism Award after completing the organisation’s first GreenCheck submission.

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust marks 30 years of its bust of Rabindranath Tagore with a special birth anniversary performance

Audiences are invited to Stratford-upon-Avon to mark the 165th birthday of Rabindranath Tagore and the 30th anniversary of the inauguration of his bust in the garden of Shakespeare’s Birthplace,