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Othello and the Everyman
By Kelsey Ridge, the Shakespeare Institute. I was drawn to Gemma Bodinetz’s ...
The Louis Marder Shakespeare Centre Scholarship 2018
closing date 29 June 2018 Are you studying Shakespeare at college, university, ...
A Rapper Explains Shakespeare’s Sonnets
By MC Lars The second episode of MC Lars’ venture into Shakespeare’s ...
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Celebrating Shakespeare at the Folger
We are delighted to share these glimpses of the Folger’s Shakespeare birthday celebrations and fundraising gala, snapped by our valued contributor Stephen Grant. For Stephen’s most recent post, containing ...
Star Wars Shakespeare or Author in Conversation: Ian Doescher
Author in conversation: Ian Doescher on William Shakespeare’s The Force Doth Awaken (Star Wars Part the Seventh) 25/10/2017, Shakespeare Centre, Stratford-upon-Avon [spoiler alerts] By Dr Thea Buckley To begin with, ...
MC Lars on King Lear
Rapper MC Lars has launched a new youtube series in which he summarizes classic literary works. This week he addresses William Shakespeare’s 1608 tragedy “King Lear”, engaging with plot, themes ...
Stephen H. Grant on “Collecting Shakespeare”
Stephen H. Grant, distinguished member of and longtime contributor to the Blogging Shakespeare community talks about Henry and Emily Folger, and their lifelong engagement of collecting Shakespeare. The views expressed ...
#YouToo, Helena?: All’s Well That Ends Well and Sexual Consent
By Kelsey Ridge, The Shakespeare Institute There are many questions inspired by Shakespeare’s problem play of dubious decision-making, All’s Well That End’s Well, but foremost among them must be, “What ...
Layla Moallem, ‘Sonnet 130’ (featuring Jah-Zee)
By Layla Moallem Sonnet 130 This single is the outcome of a beautiful encounter between Layla and the highly acclaimed musical producer and Balkan Beat Box founding member Tamir Muskat. ...
Shakespeare, costume, and the Royal Shakespeare Company: an insight into the work of designer Ann Curtis
By Ella Hawkins The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust’s Archive features an impressive collection of original costume designs. Covering a period of approximately 70 years, the collection contains approximately 1,250 individual designs ...
Shakespeare for Freedom: Why the Plays Matter
Kiernan Ryan and Ewan Fernie in conversation. We are happy to share CUP’s recording of Ewan Fernie’s and Kiernan Ryan’s conversation on Shakespeare for Freedom. CUP states that: Shakespeare for Freedom presents ...
SPEAKING THE SHAKESPEARE
By Yang Yu ‘To speak, or not to speak?’ This is the title of my first Shakespeare-themed poem, written in 2014. The poem, which focused on the civil struggle for ...
