Blogs

Sonny Venkatrathnam (1935– 2019)

SBT news

We were saddened to hear last Friday of the death of Sonny Venkatrathnam, who passed away in Durban at the age of 84.

Meet the Maker: Louisa Hare, Letterpress Printer

SBT news

We meet Louisa Hare Letterpress Printer and founder of First Folio Cards.

The Waco Women’s Shakespeare Club

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Meet Miss Kate Friend, whose correspondence with the Trust sheds light on the growing empowerment of women in early twentieth century America.

Shakespeare and deafness: a reflection

As part of her internship at the Trust, Grace Lester set out to conduct a research project into an area close to her heart

Mae'r Arglwyddes yn siarad yn Cymraeg: Lady Mortimer and Welsh in 1 Henry IV

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For St. David’s Day, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust would like to commemorate one of Shakespeare’s most underrated characters: the Welshwoman Lady Mortimer.

Othello Sixth Form Conference 2019

Learning

Four students from King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls in Birmingham write about what it is like to attend a Sixth Form Conference at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

Ripe for the picking

SBT news

Staff and volunteers hand-picked the apples at Anne Hathaway's Cottage to be pressed and turned into our exclusive (and delicious) new apple juice!

Shakespeare in Turkey: Festival and Conference 2018

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Dr. İlker Özçelik from Süleyman Demirel University shares his impressions of the first Shakespeare Festival held in Turkey.

These are but wild and whirling words

SBT news

For National Handwriting Day we present our Colourblock Quotation stationery range

Winter School 2019

Learning

Last week the Education Department of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust hosted its annual Winter School, which attracts leisure learners from across the country, and from overseas.