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'Mislike me not for my complexion...'
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Ira Aldridge broke new ground by managing a theatre in 1828, taking on "white" Shakespearian roles and rewriting Titus Andronicus so he could play Aaron as a hero.
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Sculpture within a Sculpture
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Greg Wyatt's 'The Winter's Tale' sculpture is a fascinating play on the concept of sculpture and artwork, drawing upon the works of Ovid and others, in addition to Shakespeare's play.
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Gruyere Cheese & Space Fiction – ‘King Lear’, 1955
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Over 50 years after their first appearance, Isamu Noguchi’s extraordinary designs for ‘King Lear’ still have the power to surprise and astonish.
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Stratford's Ceremonial Maces
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Ceremonial maces have been used for hundreds of years by royal and civic institutions. The Corporation of Straford-upon-Avon owned four maces of which two survive in the collection of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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John Hall
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Who married William Shakespeare's oldest daughter? Learn about Shakespeare's physician son-in-law.
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Joan Hart's Cottage
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What additions were made to the house? Read to find out about the history and use of one of the additions made to the birthplace house.
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Celebrating Stratford’s Transport Heritage
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Inspired by a new exhibition from our partners at Escape Arts, we explore some of Stratford's transport heritage in our collections.
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Rebecca Dobbs
About Us Who We Are
Board of Trustees of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust: Rebecca Dobbs
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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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Make a Scene: A Midsummer Night's Dream in Japan
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Meet Lisa Yardley, the artist giving Shakespeare's great fairy tale a Japanese influence.
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Representing the Past: A New Direction for Anne Hathaway's Cottage
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Read this first post in a series about the history of the cottage and the Hathaway family, and how this history changes the way we view the cottage today.
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‘The crowds were thick’.... Arthur Conan Doyle and Henry Irving at the SBT
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New play 'Bram and the Guv'nor' explores Bram Stoker, Henry Irving and Ellen Terry's story using letters from the Bram Stoker Collection.
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Hall's Croft
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Discover the elegant home of Shakespeare’s daughter Susanna and her husband Dr John Hall. Visit our new exhibition commemorating World War One as well
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Family Activity Tent
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Our family activity tent opened on Saturday 2nd May at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, welcoming its first 250 visitors across the bank holiday weekend.
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Sprucing up New Place
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Spectacular shelves at New Place
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Help us transform New Place
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Find out how you can play a part and leave your mark on Shakespeare's continuing legacy by helping us transform his later Stratford home, New Place
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Scottish Heather at the Birthplace
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Take a look at our blooming garden at the Shakespeare Birthplace
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The Story of Bridge Street
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Learn more about the history of Shakespeare's town with us at the Shakespeare Birthplace
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Time Travel in the Reading Room: Back to the Future Day
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To celebrate Back to the Future Day, take a look at these pictures of Stratford-upon-Avon taken in 1985, 1955, and 1885!