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Shakespeare’s Emotions, Lost and Found

Members of the BSA may be interested in the following event. Shakespeare’s emotions, lost and found Nov. 17, 4.30-6pm The Other Place, Waterside, Stratford-upon-Avon https://beinghumanfestival.org/event/shakespeares-emotions-lost-and-found/ This free event, supported by the British Shakespeare Association and organized as part of the... Read More...

Barriers to learning in CHE?

At the major English: Shared Futures conference in Newcastle in July, Lindy Rudd was one of the speakers on a panel convened by the British Shakespeare Association to consider aspects of teaching Shakespeare's works across all sectors of education. Lindy... Read More...

The First Playhouse at Drury Lane Symposium Report

Earlier this year, the BSA was pleased to sponsor the following event at the London Metropolitan Archives. Lynne Wainwright reports on how it went. On the 9th September 2017, The First Playhouse in Drury Lane: a symposium on the Cockpit-Phoenix... Read More...

Teaching Shakespeare News

On 30th June 2017, Sarah Olive gave a presentation on the impact beyond academia of Teaching Shakespeare to a committee in the Department of Education, University of York. Present were Baroness Morris of Yardley; Anthony Tomei CBE, Director of the... Read More...

BSA Bulletin for July and August 2017

NEWS FROM THE TRUSTEES CALL FOR PAPERS: British Shakespeare Association annual conference: Shakespeare Studies Today, Queen’s University Belfast, 14-17 June 2018 Shakespeare Studies is one of the most rich and dynamic areas of interdisciplinary enquiry. It embraces historical explorations of... Read More...

Trustee Elections: Meet the Candidates

Members of the BSA are asked to read the following candidate profiles carefully, before voting for up to six of the eight nominees. The password for access to the voting system will have been sent to all members in the... Read More...

Call for Papers: 2018 BSA Conference

Shakespeare Studies Today Queen’s University Belfast, 14-17 June 2018 (BSA2018@qub.ac.uk) [caption id="attachment_1753" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Image from The Belfast Tempest (dir. Andrea Montgomery, 2016), Terra Nova Productions. Courtesy of Neil Harrison (models Sean Brown and Louise Parker).[/caption] Shakespeare Studies is one... Read More...

A Review of Macbeth (dir. Kit Monkman, 2017)

By Alison Findlay (Lancaster University) and Ramona Wray (Queen’s University Belfast) Cast: Mark Rowley (Macbeth), Akiya Henry (Lady Macbeth), Al Weaver (Banquo) and Dai Bradley (Projectionist/Porter). Design: Kimie Nakano. Score: Gregory Spears. Adaptation: Judith Buchanan, Tom Mattinson and Kit Monkman.... Read More...

Report from the Living and Dying Well in the Early Modern World Conference

The BSA is proud to have sponsored the Living and Dying Well in the Early Modern World conference at the University of Exeter on 15th and 16th June 2017. The following report is by Bailey Sincox, a PhD student at... Read More...

£10 Amazon voucher offered in return for your participation in a study of Teaching Shakespeare’s impact

We are currently carrying out an evaluation of the impact of Teaching Shakespeare, the British Shakespeare Association magazine, which aims to provide support for Shakespeare educators across sectors. This evaluation is being carried out by the editor and founder of the magazine... Read More...
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