Norma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books. Meet G. V. Brooke, the Tragedian.
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the VaultAn exciting arrival of a Hereford calf at Mary Arden's Farm
Farm Life Mary Arden's FarmCatch up on the project at Shakespeare's daughter's house
Costume Hall's CroftCelebrate 500 years of Mary Arden's farm with the exciting new exhibition
Events & Tudor Festivals Mary Arden's FarmAn exhibition exploring the experiences of Stratford residents during the war years and Shakespeare’s words on war, loss and patriotism.
First World War SHAKESPEARE'S WORKS EXHIBITION STRATFORD-UPON-AVONJoin the Tudors as they process the plough from the farm to the church
Events & Tudor Festivals Mary Arden's FarmCheck in with our special goats in their new home!
Farm Life Mary Arden's FarmAccording to an 18th century writer, the charnel house in Stratford-upon-Avon contained the ‘largest assemblage of human bones’ he had ever beheld.
Peter Hewitt Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsHelen Hargest takes a look at the National Theatre's production of "King Lear", directed by Sam Mendes and starring Simon Russell Beale, and discusses the complexity of Edgar in reflection of Beale's 1993 performance of the character at the RSC.
Helen Hargest Shakespeare's Works King LearRead about Tudor mourning rings, which were sometimes bequeathed to family members or close friends in a will
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 Objects