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Step inside the finest Shakespeare bookshop in the world.

Shakespeare in Yoruba

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Video: Hamlet's 'To be or not to be' speech translated into Yoruba and performed by Nigerian poet, translator and performing artist Adeyinka Akinwande.

Shakespeare in Armenian

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For Armenian Genocide Memorial Day, we introduce readers to an Armenian translation of The Merchant of Venice held in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust library.

Proud Shakespeare

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Proud Shakespeare is a trust-wide initiative that focuses on reinterpreting our collections and services as we support, celebrate and reflect on the continued impact of LGBTQ+ communities, including our audiences, staff and volunteers.

Summer with Shakespeare

Summer at Shakespeare's family homes

Sustainable Shakespeare

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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust has set itself the challenge of becoming carbon net zero in our own emissions by 2030.

Shakespeare Shorts

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Winners from previous Shakespeare Shorts competitions

Shakespeare Shorts

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Welcome to Shakespeare Shorts, our global short film competition

Shakespeare Quizzes

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Test your knowledge with our multiple choice quizzes!

Shakespeare's Actors

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This information sheet introduces some of the actors Shakespeare wrote for and worked with.

Shakespeare's Audience

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This information sheet provides general information about audiences at the time and lists historical figures who we know visited the theatre.

Shakespeare's Characters

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Read summaries of the brilliant characters in Shakespeare's plays

Shakespeare's Circle

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Learn about Shakespeare's circle of family, friends and associates through imagined accounts from their lives

Tap into Shakespeare

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Everything you could possibly need to know about Shakespeare's Macbeth to help your GCSE revision

Shakespeare's Plays

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Summaries of the plays of William Shakespeare.

Shakespeare's Theatre

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This resource gives you some general information about the Globe Theatre during Shakespeare's time.

Shakespeare's Works

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Find out more about the works of William Shakespeare, heralded as the world's greatest playwright and poet

Playing for Shakespeare

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An interactive game that tackles the challenges of introducing two Shakespeare plays at Key Stage 3 without compromising on educational content or historical accuracy.

Shakespeare Week

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The Shakespeare Week website offers a huge variety of free educational resources for Key Stages 1 and 2 to download, adapt, and use across the curriculum.

Espresso Shakespeare

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This external website has been designed to help you make informed links between Shakespeare’s plays for classroom teaching. It includes play synopses with performance images, and extracts of key moments in the play as videos.