Sonny Venkatrathnam (1935– 2019)
SBT news
We were saddened to hear last Friday of the death of Sonny Venkatrathnam, who passed away in Durban at the age of 84.
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Meet the Maker: Louisa Hare, Letterpress Printer
SBT news
We meet Louisa Hare Letterpress Printer and founder of First Folio Cards.
Sarah Wilmott First Folio Products and GiftsThe Waco Women’s Shakespeare Club
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Meet Miss Kate Friend, whose correspondence with the Trust sheds light on the growing empowerment of women in early twentieth century America.
Helen Hopkins International Women's DayShakespeare and deafness: a reflection
SBT news
As part of her internship at the Trust, Grace Lester set out to conduct a research project into an area close to her heart
Grace Lester InternshipMae'r Arglwyddes yn siarad yn Cymraeg: Lady Mortimer and Welsh in 1 Henry IV
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For St. David’s Day, the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust would like to commemorate one of Shakespeare’s most underrated characters: the Welshwoman Lady Mortimer.
Kelsey Ridge Translating Shakespeare juliet filesOthello Sixth Form Conference 2019
Learning
Four students from King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Girls in Birmingham write about what it is like to attend a Sixth Form Conference at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
OthelloRipe for the picking
SBT news
Staff and volunteers hand-picked the apples at Anne Hathaway's Cottage to be pressed and turned into our exclusive (and delicious) new apple juice!
Sarah Wilmott Anne Hathaway's Cottage Products and GiftsShakespeare in Turkey: Festival and Conference 2018
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Dr. İlker Özçelik from Süleyman Demirel University shares his impressions of the first Shakespeare Festival held in Turkey.
İlker Özçelık Translating ShakespeareThese are but wild and whirling words
SBT news
For National Handwriting Day we present our Colourblock Quotation stationery range
Sarah Wilmott Products and GiftsWinter School 2019
Learning
Last week the Education Department of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust hosted its annual Winter School, which attracts leisure learners from across the country, and from overseas.
Nick Walton