Victoria Joynes recounts the most memorable productions of "Richard II" over the past 150 years, starting with the 1857 staging by Charles Kean at the Princess's Theatre.
Victoria Joynes Richard II In the VaultNorma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books. Meet G. V. Brooke, the Tragedian.
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the VaultNorma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive, and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books, including one Dante Gabriel Rossetti,
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the Vault Shakespeare and his World--MOOCFor this year's Christmas, Nic Fulcher endeavours to make mince pies as Lady Elinor Fettiplace would have done in the 16th century!
Nic Fulcher Christmas In the VaultA tribute to Nelson Mandela and the role of Shakespeare in transcending social divides. 'The valiant never taste of death but once.' (Julius Caesar)
Sheila McVey In the VaultIn honour of Thanksgiving, we're highlighting an early Stratford-upon-Avon connection with America: specifically, the very first visitor recorded in July of the oldest surviving visitors’ book in our collection was TH Perkins of Boston, Massachusetts.
Paul Taylor Thanksgiving In the Vault Shakespeare and his World--MOOCToday is the birthday of John Harvard, son of a Stratford-upon-Avon native and the founder of Harvard University.
Sheila McVey In the VaultOne remarkable thing we have in our Collections is the signature of Queen Elizabeth I herself.
Sheila McVey Shakespeare and his World--MOOC In the VaultShakespeare has a surprising influence in China, as our interactions with Chinese visitors show.
Julia Howells Behind the Scenes International Collections In the Vault