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'Sharing Shakespeare’s Story' with Birmingham Schools
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Last month we welcomed over 380 children from Birmingham to Shakespeare's Birthplace and New Place to take part in 'Sharing Shakespeare’s Story'.
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Shakespeare Week Returns for A Spectacular Weekend of Free Family Fun in Stratford-upon-Avon
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On Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 March 2024, families are invited to Stratford-upon-Avon
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Keeping the kids entertained this half term!
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Looking for ideas to keep the children and family entertained this half term? Here are some of our favourite games and books.
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Visitors Invited to Take Part in a Spooktacular Programme of Events Across the Shakespeare Family Homes this October Half Term
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust announces its family-friendly programme for October half term.
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'Sardine Constructions': a Look at the Exhibition
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Exhibition Guide Elinor Cole explores her favourite piece in the current ShakespeariAnne exhibition on display by the Birthplace
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The Play’s the Thing
Education Schools and CPD Key Stage 2
A KS2 workshop of puzzle solving and drama
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Top 5 Shakespeare books for the festive season
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Our top five book recommendations from the expert team at the Shakespeare Bookshop.
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William Shakespeare Biography
Explore Shakespeare Shakespedia William Shakespeare
William Shakespeare was a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor born in 1564. Read about his life and works.
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A Midsummer Night’s Dream
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The first of two blogs celebrating a beautiful new picture book version of A Midsummer Night’s Dream by Jane Ray and Georghia Ellinas.
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Safeguarding Policy
Terms and Conditions
Safeguarding Policy information at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Mary Arden's Farm
Visit Shakespeare's Family Homes
Bringing Shakespeare to life through learning programmes for primary school children.
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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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Dr Darren Freebury-Jones
Education Meet the Team
Meet Dr Darren Freebury-Jones, our Lecturer in Shakespeare Studies (Domestic and International)
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Discover and Explore
Education Schools and CPD Artsmark Partnership & Arts Award
Arts Awards Discover and Explore encourage children to take part in arts activities, research artists and share their arts discoveries
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Our favourite books for learning about Shakespeare at home
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Need some help with homeschooling? Here's a few of our favourite children's books from The Shakespeare Bookshop.
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Best Will in the World
Education Schools and CPD Key Stage 2
Energetic full-day drama workshops for KS2 on your choice of A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Tempest, Macbeth or Twelfth Night.
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Flowers and Love
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On our eighth day of the Heritage Open Days countdown, we're talking about flowers and their metaphorical relations to love.
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Shakespeare in Czech
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To mark the Czech national holiday of St. Wenceslas Day, we look at Martin Hilsky's Czech translations of Shakespeare held in our library.
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Folio at 400 Celebrations Come to An End at Shakespeare’s New Place as the First Folio is Returned to Storage
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Celebrations marking the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio have concluded in Stratford-upon-Avon as The Great Variety of Readers: Celebrating 400 Years of Shakespeare’s First Folio exhibition at Shakespeare’s New Place closed for a final time on November 5, 2023.
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Family Activity Tent
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Our family activity tent opened on Saturday 2nd May at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, welcoming its first 250 visitors across the bank holiday weekend.