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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
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A First Folio Facsimile from Japan
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A donation from Meisei University in Tokyo, Japan is a First Folio Facsimile that, though just a reproduction, looks very much like it's the "real thing".
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“A Pearl in Every Cowslip's Ear”
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In celebration of Shakespeare's birthday, Jo Wilding talks to us about the beautiful - and commonly referenced by the Bard himself - cowslip flower.
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Writing the Music for Shakespeare's Plays: an Interview with Guy Woolfenden
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Guy Woolfenden, renowned theatre composer for the RSC, discusses his experience with the intricacies of creating music that brings Shakespeare's plays to life.
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James Leander Cathcart visits the Birthplace
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Norma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books. In this post, meet James Cathcart, Tragedian.
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Shakespeare's Stories: Twin Masks
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For the final two posts of 'Shakespeare's Stories', we visit Hall’s Croft, which is displaying items relating to The Comedy of Errors.
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Shakespeare's Stories: Viola's Concealed Identity
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Storyteller and exhibition curator Jan Blake tells us a little more about the themes of concealment and identity that are explored in the Shakespeare Stories exhibition in the RSC's Swan Bar.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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'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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nashville Shakespeare Festival
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Shakespeare on the Road has reached Nashville. Learn more about the Nashville Shakespeare Festival and its bold, innovative and relevant productions.
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World Porridge Day
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Using porridge to tackle world hunger
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New Place, New Chapter
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New Place Project Manager, Julie Crawshaw, provides a fascinating insight into the plans for Shakespeare’s final home, New Place, to open in 2016.
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Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Hapus!
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In honour of St David's day, this blog post will share a few thoughts and findings on Shakespeare's work in translation into Welsh.
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Shakescraft Winners Announced!
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Find out who the lucky winners are!