Collections Cream Teas
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A new opportunity to see our amazing collection up close, and chat to experts over a traditional English cream tea
Madeleine Cox Tales from the Reading RoomCopyright of the artist
Blogs
All the latest Shakespeare news and behind the scenes action at SBT
Stratford-upon-Avon mop: fun for all ages, through the ages
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Each year the 'Mop Fair' returns to Stratford-upon-Avon. Sofia Wood explores the history of the fair that started out as a hiring opportunity for casual workers.
Sofia Wood Stratford-upon-AvonFemale Suffrage in the SBT Collection
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Explore material from the collection on the theme of women and the right to vote.
Kelsey Ridge juliet filesHonouring Shakespeare and German unity
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To mark German Unity Day, Helen Hopkins explores the importance of Shakespeare to the unification effort of nineteenth-century Germany.
Helen Hopkins Translating ShakespeareThe Gardens of Shakespeare's New Place: September
Shakespeare's family homes
Dusk creeps in earlier-and-earlier, leaves turn colour minute-by-minute. September - a month of change, harvesting and clearing.
Jane Shaw New Place GardensHeritage Open Days: Diary of Jane Thompson
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Extracts from the diary of an adventurous Jane Thompson, written on her voyage to America in 1818.
Philippa Vandome Tales From The Reading Room Heritage Open DaysStudents teaching students
Learning
The third and final workshop with our German and Swedish students as part of CultureShake, which has been awarded the European Year of Cultural Heritage Label
Lisa Peter CultureShakePushing Upward and Forward: American Actresses on the RSC Stage
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Discover the lives and works of American actresses who performed on the RSC stage with Brooke Tobler.
Brooke Tobler juliet filesThe Mysterious Identity of the 'Fair Youth'
Shakespeare & his works
Some of the most infamous love poems in English literature are addressed to the ‘fair youth’ but who is this mysterious figure that inspired 126 of Shakespeare’s sonnets?
Jessica-May Smith Shakespeare's Life Shakespeare's WorksBringing in the Harvest at Mary Arden’s Farm (with only a little bit of cheating)
Shakespeare's family homes
Staff at Mary Arden's Farm attempted to make bread using only sixteenth-century farming techniques.
Sam Gull Mary Arden's Farm