The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. is offering visitors a chance to learn about 16th–century herbal lore, traditions, and remedies this summer through guided tours of its Elizabeth garden.
Inspired by gardening and herbal references in Shakespeare’s plays, the Folger opened the garden in 1989. Visitors will find plants that were popular in his time [...]
In a sign that the market for comic book versions of Shakespeare is growing, the UK publisher Classical Comics has announced that it will begin distributing graphic novel adaptations of “Henry V” and Macbeth” in the U.S. and Canada this fall. The comics were first released late last year in the UK. Now, Classical Comics [...]
The Canadian government recently announced $2.9 million in funding for the Stratford Shakespeare Festival.
“Of the funding provided by the Government of Canada, $1.5 million will help finance the creation of the Brunswick Centre. The Centre will house a number of Festival departments under one roof, including Festival archives and enhanced warehouse space. Another $1 million, [...]
Most students still experience Shakespeare for the first time by reading his works in an English literature class. But this summer, dozens of Shakespeare summer camps throughout the U.S. and Canada are allowing children, teens and even young adults to experience Shakespeare on stage.
Although each one is different, camps teach students to analyze and interpret [...]
Rosalind Renshaw of “The Times” has written a profile of Patrick Spottiswoode, Director of Education at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, and his PA, Adrienne Gillam. Renshaw discovers an impressive effort at the Globe, writing, “We get 100,000 students a year, aged from 3 to postgraduates,” says Patrick Spottiswoode, the Globe’s education director, “and at our busiest, [...]
This summer, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre in London is giving audience members a chance to meet the actors and directors from the four Shakespeare plays it’s producing this year. It’s all part of the ‘Around Weekend’ program which is designed to give participants a better understanding of the plays and a behind-the-scenes look into the [...]
Starting tonight, 27 May, Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is presenting the “Setting the Scene” lecture series by leading Shakespeare scholars. The talks are designed at introductions to each evening’s production.
The inaugural lecture will be presented by Clare McManus, Reader in English Literature at Roehampton University, London. McManus will discuss “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.”
Other speakers this season [...]
Globe Education at Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre is offering a variety of courses this year for teachers who want to develop their skills at teaching creative arts and engaging their students with Shakespeare’s works.
For postgraduate teachers, Globe Education offers a joint MA program with King’s College London. The MA Creative Arts in the Classroom course explores [...]
The Ohio Valley Shakespeare Conference has chosen the theme of Working Shakespeares for its annual conference to be held October 2-5, 2008 at Youngstown State University. Conference organizers are using current economic challenges as a starting point to examine Shakespeare’s works. They’re asking participants to consider how academics might rethink Shakespeare studies at a time [...]
Drama camp is nothing new. But the River City Shakespeare Festival of Edmonton, Alberta in Canada has a summer day camp specifically designed for budding Shakespeare actors.
Rob Cramer of “The Edmonton Sun” reports, “Each year during the River City Shakespeare Festival, kids can take part in Camp Shakespeare and perform select scenes from the plays [...]
