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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust
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We care for Shakespeare's family homes and share the love of his work, life, and times from his hometown of Stratford-upon-Avon.

www.shakespeare.org.uk
Join us online next week when we'll be in conversation with Dame Janet Suzman about Queen Cleopatra, one of Shakespeare's most famous female characters.

👉 Book your free space tinyurl.com/muzawrxj
📆 11 June 2025, 5pm
Part of The Women Who Made Shakespeare.
June 5, 2025 at 11:11 AM
🎉 Wishing our Honorary President, Professor Sir Stanley Wells, a happy 95th birthday🎈
May 21, 2025 at 8:00 AM
📣 New Exhibition focusing on Stratford’s wider heritage to be located at Harvard House

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust and the Stratford Society have today announced that Harvard House will play host to a new, temporary exhibition and community consultation space this summer.
May 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
📣 Visitor Update – 16/05/25 📣

Due to circumstances beyond our control there will be no access to Anne Hathaway’s Cottage for the remainder of the day.
May 16, 2025 at 12:32 PM
May #ResearchConversation
Join us online tomorrow night as we welcome Prof. Woods on the shifts between friends, enemies and lovers in A Midsummer Night's Dream.

👉 Book your free space: tinyurl.com/4ya42d33
📆 14 May 2025, 5pm

Part of 'The Women Who Made Shakespeare'.
May 13, 2025 at 8:59 AM
'If music be the food of love, play on' 🎵
Twelfth Night, Act 1 Scene 1

Don’t worry if you missed our silent disco this weekend (inspired by the Women Who Made Shakespeare) – you can now listen to the soundtracks on Spotify!

🎧Heroes: tinyurl.com/2vcnw6uh

🎧Anti-Heroes: tinyurl.com/589up5na
April 28, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Anne Hathaway's Cottage has been awarded a CIE Tours Visit Award of Excellence.

The CIE Awards of Excellence celebrate UK hoteliers and tourist experience operators who have been singled out by the 12,000 visitors who came to the UK with CIE Tours in 2024.

Congrats to all of the award winners! 👏
April 14, 2025 at 1:38 PM
📢 New job opportunity: Team Leaders

Join us as a Team Leader working across the Shakespeare family homes to deliver an excellent visitor experience and oversee aspects of day-to-day visitor operations.

Find out more and apply now: tinyurl.com/mrxxyp28
April 14, 2025 at 9:19 AM
📢 Exciting job opportunity: Grants & Trusts Manager

Be part of our passionate and dynamic Development team and play a pivotal role in securing funding for a variety of exciting projects.

Closing 📆: 27 April 2025

🔎 Find out more and apply now: bit.ly/3XNGV86
April 10, 2025 at 10:40 AM
📢 New role alert: Retail Sales Assistant

We are looking for an enthusiastic retail team member to help make a visit to the Shakespeare family homes a memorable one.

Closing 📆: Sunday 13 April 2025

Find out more and apply now 👉 bit.ly/4ibmWrg
April 8, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Join us online next week for our April #ResearchConversation when we’ll be in conversation with Dame Judi Dench on ‘Playing Shakespeare’s Women’ and delving into her enduring love and knowledge of Shakespeare. 🎭

📆 9 April 🕙 5-6pm

Free online event. 👉 Book your space > tinyurl.com/yyu898h2
April 4, 2025 at 12:22 PM
A Day With… Much Ado About Nothing 🎭

Enjoy illuminating conversation with our Shakespeare specialists and share ideas with other enthusiasts.

📆 15 April 2025 | 🕙 10am – 4.30pm | 📍 Hall’s Croft | 🎟️ Tickets £55

Book your place 👉 tinyurl.com/34x8j7tx
April 2, 2025 at 10:30 AM
We’re excited to be taking part in THE HERDS! 🌍

A new project from The Walk Productions, @theherds.bsky.social will feature over a hundred life-size animal puppets, created from renewable and recyclable materials, journeying 12,000 miles through Africa and Europe.
March 31, 2025 at 11:24 AM
📣 New Blog Alert 📣

In this new blog, members of the SBT Collections team reflect on the importance of identifying, preserving and sharing records of women’s lived experience.

Read the full blog now 👉 bit.ly/4bU05Pb

#womenshistorymonth #thewomenwhomadeshakespeare
March 28, 2025 at 1:01 PM
“This bud of love, by summer's ripening breath, May prove a beauteous flower when next we meet” 🌹

Romeo and Juliet, Act 2 Scene 2

#happyvalentinesday #valentinesday #romeoandjuliet #shakespeare
February 14, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Since publication we have:

🏫 Distributed the first 10,000 copies of the book to UK schools and public libraries free of charge.

📚 Reached new audiences online with the limited edition.

🛍️ Launched an exclusive range of prints and gifts featuring Emily’s artwork from the book.
February 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Skilfully edited by Dr Anjna Chouhan, lavishly illustrated by Emily Sutton and published in partnership with Walker Books last year, the Children's Folio is inspiring thousands of young children nationwide to engage and fall in love with Shakespeare’s works like never before.
February 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
📣 We’re delighted to announce that Shakespeare’s First Folio: All The Plays – A Children’s Edition is shortlisted for Cultural Enterprises Awards Best Publication of the Year.
February 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
After a very busy month for our estates, gardens and collections teams, we can’t wait to welcome you back to the Shakespeare family homes.

#conservation #sbt #shakespearesbirthplace #annehathawayscottage
January 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
2025 Conservation Period: Completed ⚒️✅

Anne Hathaway’s Cottage opens its doors to visitors tomorrow, marking the end of our conservation period for this year.
January 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
From hard hat tours to talks with experts, visitors can enjoy exclusive access to see this important work taking place in real time and ask any questions.

More information coming soon.

#conservation #hallscroft #susannahall #shakespeare #sbt
January 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
📣 See conservation in action at the home of Shakespeare’s daughter 🏡

As we undertake a significant conservation project at Hall’s Croft this spring, we’ll be inviting you into the historic building for a front row seat.

Find out more: bit.ly/4gmySoW
January 30, 2025 at 11:43 AM
To take advantage of the offer, either by pre-booking or arriving at admissions, simply present any utility bill or a valid UK Driving License on arrival.

Find out more and pre-book now: bit.ly/3Cr2B2a

#residentsgofree #cv37 #sbt
January 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
🏘️ Residents Go Free - Book Now 🎟️

📣 Calling all CV37 Residents, you can now pre-book your free visit to the Shakespeare family homes from 1 February.
January 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
👩 With a brand new year of The Women Who Made Shakespeare project underway and a host of seasonal activities, there will be plenty of reasons to return again and again.

Find out more: shakespeare.org.uk/residents
January 24, 2025 at 11:11 AM