Shakespeare’s heroines and the women who played them
Collections
Hannah Barker introduces us to three remarkable actors who played Shakespeare’s female characters.
Hannah Barker juliet filesCopyright of the artist
Blogs
All the latest Shakespeare news and behind the scenes action at SBT
Our favourite books to give this year
SBT news
Our pick of Shakespeare books for the festive season features staff favourites, award winners and new books published this year that have caught our eye.
Books Products and GiftsPast and present voices in lockdown
Shakespeare's family homes
Featuring a brand new audio performance giving a voice to Susanna Hall, Shakespeare’s eldest daughter
Susannah Hall Hall's CroftTo Japan, with love
Collections
Trust Librarian Mareike Doleschal explores links between the collections and Japan.
Mareike Doleschal Translating ShakespeareMeet the Maker: Beckford Silk
SBT news
Continuing our series of blogs to meet the people behind our favourite products, we head to Beckford Silk, who have been making our beautiful silk scarves for more than 20 years.
Sarah Wilmott Meet the Maker Products and GiftsPortraits of Shakespeare in translations
Collections
Hannah Barker looks at the different approaches to representing Shakespeare’s portrait in translated editions of his works.
Hannah Barker Translating ShakespeareHappy Diwali
Shakespeare & his works
This Diwali, Anjna reflects on the commonality between the ancient Sanskrit texts of India and the epic literature of Western civilizations
Anjna ChouhanShakespeare's Lost Interiors: Introduction
Collections
Alex Hewitt introduces the focus of her postgraduate research and internship at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - the virtual reconstruction of Shakespeare’s interiors at New Place.
Alex Hewitt SBT Collections New Place Lost InteriorsMeet the Maker: Louisa Hare, Letterpress Printer
SBT news
We meet Louisa Hare Letterpress Printer and founder of First Folio Cards.
Sarah Wilmott Meet the Maker First Folio Products and Gifts'Bad Air' and the spread of disease in Tudor England
Tudor Times
Curator Rosalyn Sklar examines how the Tudor belief that 'bad air' caused disease is deeply ingrained in how we react to the threat of illness today.
Rosalyn Sklar