Established to push the boundaries of knowledge about Shakespeare and Renaissance drama. Based in Stratford-upon-Avon, and part of the University of Birmingham.
Just published: Peter Malin’s ‘Revived with Care’, a major contribution to Fletcher studies and Renaissance drama scholarship, tracing the production of John Fletcher’s plays in Britain from 1885 to the year of the COVID pandemic. @ShakesInstitute @ShakesInstLib
3 years ago today I got to see Julius Caesar @TheRSC@BarbicanCentre ! It was honestly incredible and I was so lucky to see it with a friend of cast member discount on my tickets! 3 years on, I am studying @ShakesInstitute think the fates might have been at work that day!
Professor Ewan Fernie, Director of ‘Everything to Everybody’ & @ShakesInstitute fellow, will join me on 17th Feb to discuss his pioneering @E2EShakespeare project; social solidarity; pedagogy & his published work crowdcast.io/e/shakespeare-r…
The @MaloneSociety’s ‘Collections XVIII’ has arrived! Two early plays based on the Decameron, gen. ed. by @SiobhanKeenan5. A special commendation to the @ShakesInstitute Palaeography Group and Dr Martin Wiggins for their edition of ‘Gismond of Salern’!
Merry Christmas from The Shakespeare Institute! This account will be fairly quiet between now and late January, when our next semester begins. We hope everyone has a relaxing holiday.🎄
I can’t believe I got to act in this. 🤩❤️😵Truly thankful! Thanks Father! Allison Acuff Directed the first film ( Leontes ). Check out the link, and see more of the work!
Am so so excited to FINALLY be able to unveil what my practical group and I have been working on this semester! Follow the link to our films inspired by the world of #TheWintersTale I directed the Paulina and Perdita vignettes :D <3 @ShakesInstitute@TheRSC#itgetslighterfromhere
As part of @CultureCentral#ItGetsLighterFromHere, @UniBirmingham students worked with actor & playwright Tyrone Huggins to create films inspired by The Winter's Tale & The Comedy of Errors.
This film was inspired by The Winter's Tale, watch them all at: bit.ly/3gYeFbX
As part of @CultureCentral#ItGetsLighterFromHere, @UniBirmingham students worked with actor & playwright Tyrone Huggins to create films inspired by The Winter's Tale & The Comedy of Errors.
This film was inspired by The Winter's Tale, watch them all at: bit.ly/3gYeFbX
As part of @CultureCentral#ItGetsLighterFromHere, @UniBirmingham students worked with actor & playwright Tyrone Huggins to create films inspired by The Winter's Tale & The Comedy of Errors.
This film was inspired by The Winter's Tale, watch them all at: bit.ly/3gYeFbX
Today is the shortest day of 2020 - the darkest year that most of us have ever experienced.
With this in mind, the West Midlands arts community have come together today, to share messages of comfort & hope.
Search #ItGetsLighterFromHere & discover hundreds of reasons to smile.
From Project Director, Ewan Fernie: We're logging off for the Xmas period but not before saying a big THANK YOU to all our partners, supporters and followers who've helped get 'Everything to Everybody' up n' running. Here's to Shakespeare... MADE IN BIRMINGHAM! 🍻
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Sign up to ‘Shakespeare, Race and Pedagogy’, superbly curated by our PhD student @writerlennon and featuring Institute fellows Prof. Michael Dobson and Dr. Abigail Rokison-Woodall!