Letters from Our Volunteers: Karen Welcomes You to New Place
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Karen tells us about her experience working as a welcome volunteer at Shakespeare's New Place.
Karen Bucknall #VolunteersWeek New Place VolunteeringCopyright of the artist
Blogs
All the latest Shakespeare news and behind the scenes action at SBT
Bram and the Guv’nor: ‘Who knew archives could be so much fun?’
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In May SBT hosted Bram and the Guv'nor an Arts Council funded project for Arts Friendly Archive
Annette Ormanczyk Bram Stoker Collection Arts Friendly ArchivesLetters from Our Volunteers: Ged's Story at New Place
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Meet Ged, one of our dedicated New Place volunteers and founder of the unofficial "Mad Hatter's Club".
Ged Holland #VolunteersWeek New Place VolunteeringCultureShake Project's First Week in Germany
Learning
CultureShake is our new learning project where schools come together in a multilingual classroom to learn about cultures and languages through Shakespeare.
Lisa Peter CultureShakeAdorable New Arrivals at Mary Arden's Farm
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36 new baby animals have been born at Mary Arden's Farm, and we are delighted to welcome these adorable new faces to our site.
Samantha Gull Mary Arden's FarmThe Custodians of Shakespeare's Birthplace
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Shakespeare's Birthplace has always been looked after by custodians guiding visitors round the house and taking care of the building.
Victoria Joynes Birthplace SBT170Shakespeare in Armenian, part II
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On Armenian Independence Day, we explore Armenian translations held in the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Library and shed light on the history behind them.
Naneh V H Translating Shakespeare ArmenianHamlet’s Arab journey
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Yasen Alkinani reads extracts from Arabic translations of Hamlet and The Merchant of Venice
Mareike Doleschal Translating Shakespeare HamletGinnett's Circus
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Three members of Ginnett's Circus visited Shakespeare's Birthplace in 1859 and signed the visitor book
Norma Hampson circus Birthplace visitorsShakespeare in Spain: the Chesterfield Portrait on Loan
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Our Museum Collections Officer travelled to Spain to oversee the loan of one of our portraits of Shakespeare to the Cervantes Birthplace Museum.
Jessie Petheram Exhibition