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Sculpting Shakespeare in San Diego
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We invited the San Diego Shakespeare Society to take part in our project by looking at statues of William Shakespeare at the San Diego theatre, The Old Globe.
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Giving the Shakespeare women a history
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Giving the Shakespeare women a history
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Shakespeare's Favourite Flowers: The Rose
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Have you ever wondered what Shakespeare's favourite flower might be? Explore illustrations of roses and discover the flower's meaning in Shakespeare's works.
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Into the 18th Century: Shakespeare in Performance
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In the 18th century, authors began to reinterpret and adapt Shakespeare's plays through text and performance, producing such intriguing versions as 'The Enchanted Isle' and Nahum Tate's 'King Lear'.
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Shakespeare's Lost Interiors: Introduction
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Alex Hewitt introduces the focus of her postgraduate research and internship at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust - the virtual reconstruction of Shakespeare’s interiors at New Place.
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The 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.
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Shakespeare in Armenian, part III
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On the occasion of Vartavar Day in Armenia, we explore the Armenian translations of Shakespeare held in our library.
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For the Love of Shakespeare – A Teenager’s Story
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Tara Stankovic, a Serbian teenager with a love of Shakespeare, designed a housewarming card for Shakespeare's New Place and won a visit to the Trust.
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Wooing Shakespeare across cultures: Shakespeare in Bengali
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We are marking Shakespeare’s birthday with a blog by Dattatreya Dutt about the art of translating Shakespeare into Bengali.
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Did Music Matter in Shakespeare's Time?
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Delve into one of the most interesting books in our collections - "The Praise of Musicke", attributed to John Case - and see how it sheds light on the importance of music in Shakespeare's plays.
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1614 - Shakespeare Aged 50
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1614: William Shakespeare was 50 years old, 'Purchas His Pilgrimage' printed the story of a shipwreck, and Welcombe enclosures caused controversy in Stratford.
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Shakespeare Book Recommendations for the Classroom
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Bring William Shakespeare and his works to life in your classroom with these book recommendations.
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Shakespeare’s heroines and the women who played them
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Hannah Barker introduces us to three remarkable actors who played Shakespeare’s female characters.
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Visualising Shakespeare's New Place
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This month’s post gives a sneak peek into some of the features available in the second version of our Eye Shakespeare app, namely: augmented reality.
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Shakespeare’s Favourite Flowers: The Pansy
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Librarian Mareike Doleschal discusses the role of the pansy in Shakespeare and Victorian flower books.
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Shakespeare's Magical, Musical Transformations
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When there is music, there is magic. At least, so it is in Shakespeare's plays.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: A 'Jordan'
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The ‘jordan’ was popular slang for a chamber-pot or potty, used to urinate in at night in the relative comfort of the bedroom, a domestic item Shakespeare would have been familiar with
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Children go on a mission with Shakespeare!
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New digital challenges introduced for Shakespeare Week 2017
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A History of Shakespeare's Birthday Celebrations
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Take a look at some of our older photos of the annual birthday celebrations
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Shakespeare on the Road - Classic FM
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Tune into Classic FM at 8pm on 4 July to hear Shakespeare on the Road with Maxine Peake.