Stratford 2 Stratford
Learning
Find out about the Canal and River Trust's Shakespearian youth arts project
StratforduponAvon CanalCopyright of the artist
Blogs
All the latest Shakespeare news and behind the scenes action at SBT
Early Morning Views
Shakespeare's family homes
Take a peek at the rising sun creeping into Mary Arden's farm early in the morning
Farm LifeCelebrating Volunteers Week
Shakespeare's family homes
Volunteer’s Week (1-7 June) is a great excuse to say thank you to all of the lovely volunteers who contribute to the work of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Volunteering FamilyHomesSprucing up New Place
Shakespeare's family homes
Spectacular shelves at New Place
New PlaceMagna Carta: Shakespeare's The Life and Death of King John
Collections
Shakespeare's "The Life and Death of King John" lacks one important historical event: the signing of the Magna Carta. In celebration of this document's 800th birthday, Helen Hargest takes us through why this might be the case.
Helen Hargest In the VaultNew Tudor costumes
Shakespeare's family homes
Have a look at the beautiful new costumes being made at Hall's Croft
Author Interview: William Shakespeare, Scenes from the Life of the World's Greatest Writer
Shakespeare & his works
Children's authors Mick and Brita share their creative process and tell us their story of bringing Shakespeare to life.
Shakespeare in StratfordKnitting Sheaths
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In Elizabethan times the humble knitting sheath would have been a useful household tool. Find out more in this blog post.
Helen Cook In the VaultFamily Activity Tent
Shakespeare's family homes
Our family activity tent opened on Saturday 2nd May at Anne Hathaway’s Cottage, welcoming its first 250 visitors across the bank holiday weekend.
Anne Hathaway's CottageA Visit from "The Players"
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Norma Hampson is a long-standing volunteer at the Shakespeare Centre Library and Archive and has written this blog to share details from her current project: listing visitors from the early Birthplace visitor books. Meet the mysterious "Players".
Norma Hampson Birthplace Visitors In the Vault