Blogs

The GAP Arts Summer Residencies

Artwork created by the GAP Arts project will be displayed in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s properties over the summer.

The Wars of the Roses in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Collection

Collections

Reader Services Assistant Suzanne Lithgo delves into the library and RSC archive to uncover the legendary Wars of the Roses...

Reader Services Guides: Pre-20th Century Performance History

Collections

In this Reader Services Guide, find out more about pre-20th century theatre ephemera in our collection and how to research performance history in the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries.

Reader Services Guides: Overview of Local Collections

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This guide is intended to give a brief overview of our collections relating to Stratford-upon-Avon and the surrounding area. Use it to get a better idea of the collections in context and to understand our referencing system.

Introducing our new Reader Services Guides

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We are delighted to launch the first in a series of online Reader Services Guides. These are designed to explain what we have, how to find it and other sources you might find helpful!

Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee: Visits and Celebrations of Her Majesty The Queen in Stratford-upon-Avon

In this blog Reader Services Assistant, Suzanne Lithgo, explores Queen Elizabeth II's visits to Stratford-upon-Avon through the years.

Rabindranath Tagore 161st Birthday Celebrations at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

Watch the recording of 2022’s Tagore birthday celebrations and find out more about the connection between Shakespeare and the Indian poet.

Looking Back 100 Years: Shakespeare’s Birthday and Stratford-upon-Avon in 1922

Reader Services Assistant Suzanne Lithgo explores what Shakespeare's Birthday celebrations would have looked like a century ago.

Sustainable Shakespeare - Sustainable Farming at Mary Arden’s Farm

Farm Manager Isabelle Butterworth looks at how sustainable practices are being used at Mary Arden’s Farm.

Sustainable Shakespeare - Building Conservation at Shakespeare’s Family Homes

Mark Ratcliffe, Head of Estates at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, explores the traditional and environmentally-friendly building techniques and materials still in use at Shakespeare's family homes today.