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William Shakespeare
Explore Shakespeare Shakespedia
Learn about the man behind the works with Shakespedia, from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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Concessions Policy
Visit Shakespeare's Family Homes Plan Your Visit House Ticket Prices
Concessions on ticket prices for Shakespeare's family homes
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Not Lost in Translation: A Romanian Othello with an Armenian Twist
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
Jasmine Seymour shares her impressions of a cross-cultural Romanian-language production of Othello.
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Opening up (and hearing) the Guy Woolfenden Archive
Education Research & Scholars Research Projects
A research update from Dr Leah Broad, Christ Church, Oxford
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Veritas: A Truly Surprising Connection to Stratford
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
While working as an intern in our Learning and Participation department, Katey Workman discovers her ties to Stratford-upon-Avon run deeper than she knew
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From Stratford to Venice via Oxford: Travelling with Thomas Coryat
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Reader Services Assistant Miranda investigates the madcap adventures of Thomas Coryat
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30. Aristocracy and the Theatre
Explore Shakespeare Podcasts 60 Minutes with Shakespeare
In our podcast '60 Minutes with Shakespeare,' Farah Karim-Cooper discusses the relationship between the aristocracy and the theatre in Shakespeare's time.
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Collections Items on Display
Visit Shakespeare's Family Homes Anne Hathaway's Cottage
The must-see collection items on display to visitors at Anne Hathaway's Cottage
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Sonny Venkatrathnam (1935– 2019)
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We were saddened to hear last Friday of the death of Sonny Venkatrathnam, who passed away in Durban at the age of 84.
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Winter School 2019
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
Last week the Education Department of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust hosted its annual Winter School, which attracts leisure learners from across the country, and from overseas.
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Paul Nash and King Lear in the SBT Collections
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
Alexander Thom's concluding thoughts in a series of posts about his research into the afterlives of King Lear
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Playbills for King Lear: 1752-1827
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Alex Thom begins to shed light on how Shakespeare's King Lear has been viewed over the centuries, thanks to research undertaken in our collection.
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Heritage Open Days 2018
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A sneak preview of our Heritage Open Days 2018 event on Women's Lives through History.
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All the Year Round
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
Exploring the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s VIP and Visitors' books held in our archives.
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Will's World Online
Education Schools and CPD Key Stage 1
An imaginative digital workshop telling the story of Shakespeare's life
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Picture of the Month - April 2013
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
Featuring an image from the 359th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s Birthday one hundred years ago in Stratford-upon Avon.
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"This teeming womb of royal kings" - The History Cycle at the RSC
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Thanks to local photographer Tom Holte, we can experience the stage design and costumes suggestive of combat and war throughout the centuries.
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The Noble Fool
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A guest blog by Jane Nead who has spent hours working in our Reading Room and who has taken inspiration from our collections for her jewellery designs, particularly from Shakespeare's comedy "As You Like It".
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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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A Gift from the Queen
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This Basque language translation of Hamlet was donated to the library of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre by Queen Elizabeth II on permanent loan.
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Stratford's High (or Market) Cross
Explore Shakespeare Blogs
One item in our collections is the base of High Cross (sometimes known as Market Cross) - an item that pre-dates Shakespeare and is a landmark the Bard himself would likely have passed on many occasions during his years in Stratford-upon-Avon.