Is All of this True?
Shakespeare & his works
We take a look at ten claims made in Sir Kenneth's Branagh's new film, some of which have more truth to them than others.
Paul EdmondsonCopyright of the artist
Blogs
All the latest Shakespeare news and behind the scenes action at SBT
Looking Back at Shakespeare’s Birthplace: Commercial Photographs Re-purposed
Collections
Shakespeare’s Birthplace is one of the most photographed buildings in the world. We take a look back at some of the commercial images that are currently on display in the house where they were taken.
Jim RanahanPaul Nash and King Lear in the SBT Collections
Collections
Alexander Thom's concluding thoughts in a series of posts about his research into the afterlives of King Lear
Alexander Thom King LearMagical Christmas workshops with Stratford Schools
Learning
This year the staff at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage and New Place had a little extra help with decorating the houses.
Sarah Fisher Christmas Workshops schoolsA Shakespearian Christmas
Collections
Sofia Wood explores the ways that Christmas celebrations differed in the Elizabethan and Jacobean eras compared to today.
Sofia Wood ChristmasThe Gardens of Shakespeare's New Place: December
Shakespeare's family homes
Transport yourself to Shakespeare's New Place as our filthy, floriferous, garden tale now enters its twelfth, and final act.
Jane Shaw New Place GardensThe Women Behind Fierce Sisters
Shakespeare & his works
Meet the fiery female characters who are stepping up from the sidelines and taking centre stage in a thought-provoking new performance in the gardens at Shakespeare's New Place.
'Sardine Constructions': a Look at the Exhibition
Shakespeare's family homes
Exhibition Guide Elinor Cole explores her favourite piece in the current ShakespeariAnne exhibition on display by the Birthplace
Elinor Cole ExhibitionHenry Irving and Ford Madox Brown: Theatre and Visual Art
Collections
Alexander Thom examines the connections between paintings of King Lear and a theatre production, with discoveries from our collections
Alexander Thom King Lear Bram Stoker CollectionThe Gardens of Shakespeare's New Place: November
Shakespeare's family homes
A grey squirrel with attitude has sabotage in mind for our bulb planting. Time for an interlude, a mulberry gin, and a rainbow and unicorn day-dream.
Jane Shaw New Place Gardens