This photo depicts the 1960 production of The Winter's Tale, a highly regarded production conjuring up a “mythical Renaissance, a world in which anything could happen and anything did”.
Helen Hargest Picture of the MonthYou may have heard the rumour: as a young man Shakespeare was caught poaching deer and locked up in prison.
Painting ShakespeareUsed during the dessert course of a meal or banquet, spice plates would have been used to present delicacies like sweetmeats, exotic spices, fruit, honey wafers and refined sugar to the guests.
Victoria Jackson Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsThis is the first post in a series of blogs on monarchy in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust archives, in the year of the Queen’s diamond jubilee celebrations.
Amy Hurst Monarchy in the ArchivesThese navigational tools would have been used to help travellers navigate the tides during William Shakespeare’s time.
Shakespeare's StoriesIn 1993, director Sam Mendes envisaged 'The Tempest' as a play about theatre, where Prospero’s magic was portrayed specifically as theatre magic.
Helen Hargest Picture of the MonthToday’s object is an elaborately turned child’s high chair, which can normally be seen on display at Hall’s Croft.
Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsThe superior quality and softness of these leather gloves, along with the silver bullion braid applied to the cuffs and the pink silk lining inside, indicates their status as a luxury item.
Stephanie Appleton Shakespeare in 100 ObjectsShakespeare's works still attract visitors from all over the world
Katie Neville Shakespeare's BirthplaceJoin the Birthplace Fool, Apothecary and Witches in casting the spell from Macbeth
Katie Neville Macbeth Shakespeare's Birthplace