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CFP: Offensive Shakespeare

Call for papers Offensive Shakespeare conference Northumbria University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK 24th May 2017 Sponsored by the British Shakespeare Association                                                                                  Keynote speakers: Prof. Douglas Lanier (University of New Hampshire) Dr Peter Kirwan (Nottingham University) ‘Outrage as BBC bosses... Read More...

Teaching Shakespeare 10 is out!

I'm pleased to announce that the tenthissue of Teaching Shakespeare, with articles about Bardolph's Box, Shakespeare in Korea and much else, is now available for free download. CLICK HERE TO READ THE PDF You can read back issues of Teaching... Read More...

First Impressions: Teaching Shakespeare with a Purpose by Ayanna Thompson and Laura Turchi

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. 15-minute reviewer: Paul Young In a nutshell, this book is about:... Read More...

Our new honorary fellows!

At our Hull conference, we awarded honorary fellowships to John Barton and Ann Thompson. The following post gives a little more information about each new fellow. John Barton For over fifty years John Barton has been at the forefront of... Read More...

Reports from the Hull BSA Conference

  This post has been prepared as an archive of the 2016 BSA Conference at the University of Hull. Enjoy! Shakespearean Transformations: Death, Life, and Afterlives University of Hull, 8-11 September 2016 Key Events Keynote Speakers Susan Bassnett (University of... Read More...

Honorary Fellowship Nominations 2017

The following message is sent on behalf of Andrew Jarvis, chair of the BSA's Fellowship Committee. The British Shakespeare Association endows two Honorary Fellowships each year. This year, 2016, the Fellowships were given to Emeritus Professor Ann Thompson and to... Read More...

Applications to host our 2018 Conference

The BSA is pleased to invite proposals from members and member institutions to host the next BSA conference, which will take place in 2018. To apply, send a completed proposal form by 31 October 2016 to Alison Findlay (a.g.findlay@lancaster.ac.uk) and... Read More...

The King’s Troupe at the Dell

Download this Bulletin as a PDF “Above all, our work is about widening participation, theatre-making in non-traditional ways in non-traditional venues nationally and internationally, through the wonderful medium of Shakespeare and his plays”. Mary & Richard Coaten The King’s Troupe... Read More...

Review: Inspired by Shakespeare

We gave George Asbury (14) a sneak peek of the BSA’s Inspired by Shakespeare , a volume of creative writing edited and professionally designed by UCLan Publishing students which will be launched at the BSA Hull conference in September. From... Read More...

The King’s Troupe in France

The BSA-sponsored King's Troupe has written a short article about their adventures in France. You can download it here as a PDF, with pictures. [button link="https://www.britishshakespeare.ws/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/KT-Blog-2-for-BSA.pdf"]Dowload Article[/button] To find out more about The King's Troupe, take a look at our... Read More...
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