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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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Students teaching students
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The third and final workshop with our German and Swedish students as part of CultureShake, which has been awarded the European Year of Cultural Heritage Label
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Frankenstein in the SBT Collection
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On the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, Kelsey Ridge delves into the SBT's collection to explore our Frankenstein related materials.
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Meet The Smiths
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Find out more about the family who owned Hall's Croft in Stratford-upon-Avon for over 100 years.
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Sculpture of King Lear by Greg Wyatt
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Dr Paul Edmondson and Professor Sir Stanley Wells discuss a sculpture depicting Shakespeare's King Lear with the sculptor, Greg Wyatt.
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Sculpture of A Midsummer Night's Dream by Greg Wyatt
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Dr Paul Edmondson and Professor Sir Stanley Wells discuss a sculpture depicting Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream with the sculptor, Greg Wyatt.
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Sculpture of The Tempest by Greg Wyatt
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Dr Paul Edmondson and Professor Sir Stanley Wells discuss a sculpture depicting Shakespeare's The Tempest with the sculptor, Greg Wyatt.
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Sculpture of The Winter's Tale by Greg Wyatt
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Dr Paul Edmondson and Professor Sir Stanley Wells discuss a sculpture depicting Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale with the sculptor, Greg Wyatt.
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Group Travel Awards Banquet
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On 1 June 2018, representatives from the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust attended the 22nd Annual Group Travel Awards.
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Bram Stoker, Walt Whitman and a Few Famous Fingerprints
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'The Bram Stoker Collection' explores the life of the 'Dracula' novelist, including his time as a manager at the Lyceum Theatre and correspondences with other renowned writers.
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Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Charter
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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Charter
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Picture of the Month - July 2011
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For July's Picture of the Month, we're looking at an image from the RSC's 1984 production of 'Love's Labour's Lost'.
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Picture of the Month - September 2012
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Malcolm Davies captures perfectly the humour, wit, and intelligence which David Tennant brought to his portrayal of the role of the student prince, Hamlet, in 2008.
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Picture of the Month - November 2012
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In 1985, the RSC staged a wonderfully funny Merry Wives, directed by Bill Alexander and set in 1959, a period often referred to as the “New Elizabethan Age”.
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Picture of the Month - July 2013
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Dame Judi Dench as the Countess in Gregory Doran's production of 'All's Well that Ends Well' in 2003 at the RSC.
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Ellen Ann Willmott: a Woman of Horticultural Destiny
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A blog in recognition of the 160th birthday of the Trust's first female gardener, Ellen Ann Willmott, a splendid horticulturalist who shaped the gardens at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
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Recording History with the Camera: Sir John Benjamin Stone
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Sir John Benjamin Stone was many things - mayor, activist, etc - but he was also a proficient photographer. In our archives we've found a collection of 80 photographs taken by Sir Stone, including captured moments of Stratford-upon-Avon in the 19th century.
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Picture of the Month - June 2012
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In anticipation of Midsummer, we're looking at Malcolm Davies's photograph of Titania's bower from Adrian Noble's 1994 production of "A Midsummer Night's Dream".
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Solving Mysteries in the SBT Archives: Ethel Webling and Herbert Beerbohm Tree
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A hidden treasure is discovered in the depths of our Rare Books strongroom: a one-of-a-kind edition of "Julius Caesar" with no backstory...
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Dorothea Abbott: Librarian in the Land Army
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A visit to the Imperial War Museum to study the Women's Land Army reveals the story of a woman named Dorothea Abbott - a "Librarian in the Land Army", as her book is entitled.