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Macbeth
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A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Macbeth. Find out more about his desire to be King and the lengths that he and his wife will both go
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56. Authorship and Other Conspiracy Theories
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In our podcast '60 Minutes with Shakespeare,' Kate McLuskie discusses what other theories might be compared to the Shakespeare Authorship Conspiracy Theory and why.
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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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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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25. Shakespeare as a Team Player
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In our podcast '60 Minutes with Shakespeare,' Gary Taylor discusses the current thought about the extent to which collaboration can be identified in the Shakespeare canon.
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John Heminges
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Listen to an imagined account from a principal actor in the King's Men and compiler of Shakespeare's First Folio
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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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Shakespeare in Turkey: Festival and Conference 2018
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Dr. İlker Özçelik from Süleyman Demirel University shares his impressions of the first Shakespeare Festival held in Turkey.
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Witchcraft in the SBT Library: two early printed books on witches
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In honour of Halloween, library volunteer Kelsey Ridge looks at two of our early printed books which discuss witchcraft in early modern England.
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Shakespeare and Translations into French
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For Bastille Day, explore the Trust’s French translations of Shakespeare.
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Conservation at Hall's Croft
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Find out how the conservation team protects Hall's Croft and its collections.
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The Gardens of Shakespeare's New Place: March
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An auspicious fume-filled day dawns. Two 'beasts' create havoc before a soggy deluge and the rise of the earthworm. Unusual 'artwork' is plucked into being on the Birthplace lawn...
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Shakespearian Dinner Parties
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For William Shakespeare's 450th birthday celebration, we're hosting a blog series to highlight the events that took place around the world for the Bard's 400th birthday back in 1964. Check out how some parties created menus based entirely on food mentioned in Shakespeare's plays!
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"There's Husbandry in Heaven"
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What is husbandry, and what does it mean in Shakespeare's plays? Intern Elena Porter refers back to Thomas Tusser's "Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry" to expound upon the subject.
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David Garrick
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David Garrick was a celebrated Shakespearian actor and playwright, and was responsible for putting Stratford-upon-Avon on the map with his Shakespeare Jubilee
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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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All the Disc's a Stage - Terry Pratchett and Shakespeare
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Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels are filled with references to Shakespeare, and are a wonderful opportunity to introduce the Bard's words and works to children of all ages in a more palatable and less intimidating way.
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"My speech is plaine" - Holinshed's Chronicles Part 1
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Jo Wilding explores the historian Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles in memory of Marian Pringle. The Project's website describes it as "once the crowning achievement of Tudor historiography and the most important single source for contemporary playwrights and poets, above all Shakespeare".
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What does an intern get up to at Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust?
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What does a Shakespeare Birthplace Trust marketing intern get up to in 10 weeks?
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Shakespeare in Esperanto
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Today is Zahmenhof Day, also called Esperanto Day. To mark this occasion, Anna Kerr tells us about Esperanto translations of Shakespeare's works held in the Trust's library collection.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: A Medieval Fresco
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This nineteenth-century print is based on a drawing of a late-fifteenth century wall painting that once adorned the chancel arch in Stratford-upon-Avon’s Guild Chapel.