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The British Shakespeare Association is a professional association of teachers, researchers, theatre practitioners, writers and enthusiasts. The BSA is a registered charity and its aims are educational – ‘to promote and foster a better understanding of Shakespeare and his work’. Read more about us »

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First Impressions: Studying Othello edited by Barbara Bleiman and Lucy Webster

22 Dec 2017
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This post is part of a series of brief, ‘first impression’ reviews of books on Shakespeare in Education. Look out for others posted to the BSA’s Education Network Blog. Name of reviewing team: Kayleigh In a Nutshell, this book is about: Exploring different ways to teach Othello...
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Leeds Meet Shakespeare: Making a Start

21 Dec 2017
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A guest post by Claire Chambers (English) and Sarah Olive (Education), University of York On 24 November 2017, a group of teachers, academics, council employees, theatre and arts practitioners from Leeds, York and London gathered at the West Yorkshire Playhouse. They proceeded to...
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First Impressions: Script Analysis for Theatre by Robert Knopf

15 Dec 2017
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This post is part of a series of brief, ‘first impression’ reviews of books on Shakespeare in Education. Look out for others posted to the BSA’s Education Network Blog. Name of reviewing team: Eve In a Nutshell, this book is about: Providing theatre study’s and emerging theatre...
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First Impressions: Directing with the Michael Chekhov Technique by Mark Monday

08 Dec 2017
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This post is part of a series of brief, ‘first impression’ reviews of books on Shakespeare in Education. Look out for others posted to the BSA’s Education Network Blog. Name of reviewing team: Katherine In a Nutshell, this book is about: Methods and techniques (Chekhov...
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Shakespeare’s Emotions, Lost and Found

07 Dec 2017
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On Friday, November 17th, more than 60 Shakespeare students, scholars, theatre practitioners, and enthusiasts gathered at the Royal Shakespeare Company’s Other Place Theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon to discuss emotion in Shakespeare’s plays. This educational event, call...
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Shakespeare Schools Foundation – A Festival journey

04 Dec 2017
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By Stuart Rathe Stuart Rathe is Education Manager for Shakespeare Schools Foundation. In this posting he writes about his involvement in the Shakespeare Schools Festival – both as a Teacher Director and ‘on the other side of the curtain’ working as part the Festival itself. In a...
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First Impressions: Biographic Shakespeare by Viv Croot

01 Dec 2017
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This post is part of a series of brief, ‘first impression’ reviews of books on Shakespeare in Education. Look out for others posted to the BSA’s Education Network Blog. Name of reviewing team: Daisy  In a Nutshell, this book is about: Familiarizing readers with the authors of...
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Introducing Hamlet and Henry V through Penny Marchal’s Renaissnace Man

29 Nov 2017
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By Yuto Koizumi Yuto Koizumi is an Associate professor at Tokyo Institute of Technology. He teaches at the Institute of Liberal Arts, Tokyo Institute of Technology. His postgraduate research, on Shakespearean cinema, was undertaken at Waseda University. He also received an M.A....
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Teaching Shakespeare 13 is out!

28 Nov 2017
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We are pleased to announce that the thirteenth issue of Teaching Shakespeare, a special guest take-over issue, is now available for free download. CLICK HERE TO READ THE PDF You can read back issues of Teaching Shakespeare elsewhere on this website.
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Shakespeare’s Emotions, Lost and Found

02 Nov 2017
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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...
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