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Macbeth
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A complete summary of William Shakespeare's Play, Macbeth. Find out more about his desire to be King and the lengths that he and his wife will both go
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Conservation at Hall's Croft
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Find out how the conservation team protects Hall's Croft and its collections.
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The Gardens of Shakespeare's New Place: March
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An auspicious fume-filled day dawns. Two 'beasts' create havoc before a soggy deluge and the rise of the earthworm. Unusual 'artwork' is plucked into being on the Birthplace lawn...
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Shakespearian Dinner Parties
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For William Shakespeare's 450th birthday celebration, we're hosting a blog series to highlight the events that took place around the world for the Bard's 400th birthday back in 1964. Check out how some parties created menus based entirely on food mentioned in Shakespeare's plays!
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"There's Husbandry in Heaven"
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What is husbandry, and what does it mean in Shakespeare's plays? Intern Elena Porter refers back to Thomas Tusser's "Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry" to expound upon the subject.
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David Garrick
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David Garrick was a celebrated Shakespearian actor and playwright, and was responsible for putting Stratford-upon-Avon on the map with his Shakespeare Jubilee
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Writing the Music for Shakespeare's Plays: an Interview with Guy Woolfenden
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Guy Woolfenden, renowned theatre composer for the RSC, discusses his experience with the intricacies of creating music that brings Shakespeare's plays to life.
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All the Disc's a Stage - Terry Pratchett and Shakespeare
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Sir Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels are filled with references to Shakespeare, and are a wonderful opportunity to introduce the Bard's words and works to children of all ages in a more palatable and less intimidating way.
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"My speech is plaine" - Holinshed's Chronicles Part 1
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Jo Wilding explores the historian Raphael Holinshed's Chronicles in memory of Marian Pringle. The Project's website describes it as "once the crowning achievement of Tudor historiography and the most important single source for contemporary playwrights and poets, above all Shakespeare".
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What does an intern get up to at Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust?
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What does a Shakespeare Birthplace Trust marketing intern get up to in 10 weeks?
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Shakespeare in Esperanto
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Today is Zahmenhof Day, also called Esperanto Day. To mark this occasion, Anna Kerr tells us about Esperanto translations of Shakespeare's works held in the Trust's library collection.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: A Medieval Fresco
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This nineteenth-century print is based on a drawing of a late-fifteenth century wall painting that once adorned the chancel arch in Stratford-upon-Avon’s Guild Chapel.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Cradle
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A carved oak baby's rocking cradle.
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Shakespeare in 100 Objects: Candlestick
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A rush-candle was the most basic and crudest form of lighting in Shakespeare’s time.
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Tibor Reich and the Shakespeare Centre, 1964
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Tibor Reich designed and manufactured a variety of carpets, curtains, textile panels, and wall hangings to decorate the new Shakespeare Centre on Henley Street.
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Shakespeare's Women: the Weird Sisters
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Watch the video to view a discussion surrounding a painting of Shakespeare's witches.
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1814 - The Shakespeare Myths Grow
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In 1814, Robert Bell Wheler was recording and discussing rumours about Shakespeare's life, and Edmund Kean was saving Drury Lane Theatre with his performances.
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Stratford in 1714
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1714 saw changes in the monarchy, tensions between dramatists and Puritans, and more images of Shakespeare in performance.
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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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1564 - The Year of Shakespeare's Birth
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What was life like when William Shakespeare was born in 1564? This is the first in a series of blog posts that discovers what life was like in 1564, and in years since.
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‘Shakespeare-by-Design’ Project – First Update
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The RSC's costume collections hold treasures that are being uncovered and discussed by the 'Shakespeare by Design' project.