Press Releases

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,

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust places Hall’s Croft on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register, signalling major conservation challenge and long-term commitment

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) has today confirmed that Hall’s Croft, the Grade I listed home of Shakespeare’s daughter Susanna and her husband Dr John Hall, has been placed on Historic England’s Heritage at Risk Register.

Shakespeare’s Birthday Celebrated in Parliament

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust hosted a special event in Parliament on the eve (Wednesday 22 April 2026) of the writer’s birthday.

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust part of the Shakespeare Birthday celebrations

Join Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, organisations and communities from across Stratford-upon-Avon to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday

Shakespeare Week 2026 Joint Open Day set to engage hundreds of local children

Leading UK museum appoints its first Creative Director

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has appointed its first Creative Director.

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Welcomes NPO Extension

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) is delighted that Arts Council England NPO status has been extended for a further year.

Shakespeare Week 2026 – As YOU like it!

Join thousands of primary school children for a national celebration of Shakespeare from 23 – 29 March 2026

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Announces the Diane Meyer Lowman Shakespeare Studies Award