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The Tempest
Explore Shakespeare Shakespedia Shakespeare's Plays
A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, The Tempest. Find out more about the shipwreck, the magical island and the torment of an old man and his slaves
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Opening up (and hearing) the Guy Woolfenden Archive
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A research update from Dr Leah Broad, Christ Church, Oxford
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Bringing a magical energy to Shakespeare's Birthplace
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We meet Tara Sachdeva, co-founder and director at Compass Presents, and the creative mind behind House Party on Henley Street, which is part of the national Museums at Night festival
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5 people who shaped history on Henley Street
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Travel through time to find out more about some of the real people who will inspire the characters at our Museums at Night event
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“Shake this island”: Armenian Shakespeare Association Conference
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Vice-President of the Polish Shakespeare Association, Anna Kowalcze-Pawlik, shares her impressions of a Shakespeare conference in Venice.
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Love
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Find popular Shakespeare quotes on love, perfect for weddings and other romantic occasions
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Was Shakespeare Educated?
Explore Shakespeare Podcasts Let's Talk Shakespeare
A discussion about how we know that Shakespeare went to school, what his day would have been like, and what he learned. From the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Did Shakespeare Know Queen Elizabeth I?
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Listen to our podcast, Let's Talk Shakespeare: Did Shakespeare Know Queen Elizabeth I?
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How Did Shakespeare Die?
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'How did Shakespeare die?' - the question discussed in episode nine of our Let's Talk Shakespeare podcast. From the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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49. The Earl of Oxford and Shakespeare's Authorship
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In our podcast '60 Minutes with Shakespeare,' Alan Nelson discusses factual objections to the belief that the Earl of Oxford wrote the work attributed to Shakespeare.
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47. Henry James and Shakespeare's Authorship
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In our podcast '60 Minutes with Shakespeare,' Adrian Poole answers the question: why did Henry James doubt Shakespeare's authorship?
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32. Shakespeare's 1623 Folio
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In our podcast '60 Minutes with Shakespeare,' David Bevington answers the question: what kind of authority is the 1623 Folio collection of Shakespeare's plays?
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New planting scheme pays homage to Shakespeare’s life
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For National Gardening Week, we take a look at the new planting scheme at Shakespeare's New Place, inspired by Shakespeare's life.
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CultureShake
Education Education Projects
An intercultural and multilingual learning project funded through the ErasmusPlus programme of the European Union.
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The Gardens of Shakespeare's New Place: September
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Dusk creeps in earlier-and-earlier, leaves turn colour minute-by-minute. September - a month of change, harvesting and clearing.
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Sculpture of Stanley Wells by Greg Wyatt
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Dr Paul Edmondson and Professor Sir Stanley Wells discuss a sculpture of Stanley Wells with the sculptor, Greg Wyatt.
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Play On! Shakespeare and Music
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Welcome to Play On! – the blog series on Shakespeare and music.
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Hardy Hamlet
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The ongoing digitisation happening in the SBT studio, focusing on two interesting items in the SBT Library collection: Hardy's copy of 'Hamlet' and Rowe's compilation of Shakespeare's works.
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Performing Shakespeare in Dutch
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Onno van Gelder Jr., a Flemish actor and stage director from Belgium, talks about his experience of performing Shakespeare in his native Dutch.
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Shakespeare on Show: Top Ten Exhibition – AMOR VINCIT OMNIA brooch
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A gold brooch with the motto 'Amor Vincit Omnia' holds a meaning that has easy ties to Shakespeare's famous pair of star-crossed lovers.
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Learning Languages and Love's Labour's Lost
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John Florio was a linguist and lexicographer, and his famous translation of Montaigne's "Essais" is known to have had a significant impact on several of Shakespeare's plays. In this post we talk about the array of Florio's various works that we have in our collections.