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The Tempest

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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

Shakespeare's Stories: Photographs of Viola

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View and listen to discussion concerning this 1960 image of Malvolio taunting Viola, along with others.

Translating Shakespeare today: EU-project CultureShake gets students to bring Shakespeare’s words closer to home

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Lisa Peter, Project Manager of CultureShakespeare at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, tells us about a multilingual learning project that involves translations from the Trust's library.

CultureShake project week at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust

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The participants of our three-year transnational learning project, CultureShake, came to the Trust last week to continue their project and gain valuable insights.

'A Midsummer Night's Dream' found

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A film version of 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' adapted from a Peter Hall production, never actually released to audiences, was recently found in the SBT collections.

Heritage Open Days - Florio's Second Frutes

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Join us for our travel themed Heritage Open Days event 9 - 10 September and take part in our activities

William Shakespeare Biography

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William Shakespeare was a renowned English poet, playwright, and actor born in 1564. Read about his life and works.

Shakespeare in Portuguese

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To mark Brazil's Independence Day, Brazilian professor and translator Rafael Raffaelli reflects on the challenges of translating Shakespeare into Portuguese.

Shakespeare et les traducteurs or: Shakespeare in French

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To celebrate Bastille Day, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust's Digitisation Officer Andrew Thomas explores French translations held in the Trust's library collection.

CultureShake Project's First Week in Germany

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CultureShake is our new learning project where schools come together in a multilingual classroom to learn about cultures and languages through Shakespeare.