Sylvia Morris
The Shakespeare blog is for anyone who’s interested in Shakespeare, and I hope both newcomers and long-term lovers of the man and his work will enjoy it.
The Shakespeare blog contains up to date articles about Shakespeare’s works, his world, and his plays in performance. With over 250 articles on the site, there’s plenty to choose from...
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Legacy Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare on Stage Shakespeare's World Plays and Poems Royal Shakespeare Company Hamlet Shakespeare's Globe Henry V Shakespeare Birthplace Trust Gregory Doran Sources Richard III Macbeth British Library Shakespeare Institute Folger Shakespeare Library King Lear The Winter's Tale Shakespeare Club of Stratford-upon-Avon
King Charles III, Shakespeare, and coronations
5 May 2023
We are as sure as we can be that Shakespeare experienced the coronation of King James 1. In his pamphlet The Time Triumphant Gilbert Dugdale described the triumphal procession in London...
Thomas Hardy inspired by Shakespeare and Stratford-upon-Avon
15 February 2023
Thomas Hardy On 14 February 2023 the members of the Shakespeare Club of Stratford-upon-Avon met for a real treat of a lecture. Roger Pringle, former director of the SBT, and for many...
24 September 2022
Hilary Mantel 2022 On Thursday 22 September 2022 the great British writer Hilary Mantel died unexpectedly. The many tributes have spoken about her gifts as a writer, about her intelligence,...
“The long day’s task is done, and we must sleep”
8 September 2022
Buckingham Palace on the evening Queen Elizabeth 11 died. With the death of Queen Elizabeth II today, 8 September 2022, we’re now going to live through something that few British...