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Twelfth Night, A Shakespearean Rock Opera!

30 May 2019
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Hello, I’m Dylan J Morris, student of Maths at Durham University, mad fan of Liverpool FC and composer of the Shakespearean rock opera (!) Twelfth Night. I’m delighted to have been invited to write a blog for the BSA about my show – which is based on my favourite Shakespeare play...
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New Book: Ursula Potter on ‘The Unruly Womb’

30 May 2019
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The Unruly Womb in Early Modern English Drama by Ursula Potter The Unruly Womb in Early Modern English Drama was written with the aim of appealing to undergraduate and senior high school students interested in ideas about puberty and family in Shakespeare’s time and how they...
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Shakespeare at the Alt Academy in Oldham

26 Jan 2019
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Alt Academy is part of The Harmony Trust and part of the trust’s pledge is that the children have the opportunity to appear on stage. The school is part of a group of five schools in the area and they are lucky enough to have a Drama Co-ordinator and teaching staff who recognise...
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Sir Jonathan Bate on Shakespeare at Gresham College

25 Oct 2018
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Gresham College has made recordings of several Shakespeare lectures by Professor Sir Jonathan Bate available on their YouTube channel: Shakespeare’s Heroes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ihX-Gpj_qWE Shakespeare’s Lovers https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvbqyA2jYQQ...
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Royal Shakespeare Company – Shakespeare Learning Zone

25 Sep 2018
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The RSC has launched its new Shakespeare Learning Zone which contains all kinds of useful information aimed at students and teachers. The website currently covers seven plays regularly performed and studied in schools – and there are plans to add more titles soon. The...
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Back to school Shakespeare resources: helping students and teachers to embrace the ‘S’ word

25 Sep 2018
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What could be more welcome at the start of a new academic year than a bunch of brand new digital resources for teaching Shakespeare? (OK, apart from the half-term holidays). Secondary English teacher Paul Wassell loves helping his students to open up and analyse literary texts,...
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Roger Harcourt’s Speech at BSA Belfast

02 Jul 2018
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Our newest honorary fellow, Roger Harcourt, has kindly agreed to the publication of the acceptance speech he delivered during the Belfast conference dinner. Download the Speech
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Leeds Meets Shakespeare Video

02 Jul 2018
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In December, Claire Chambers (English, York) and Sarah Olive (Education, York) wrote a post for this blog about the project Leeds Meets Shakespeare. Thursday 21st June saw the concluding celebration for the project at the Carriageworks Theatre. This included a welcome from Tribe...
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Teaching Shakespeare: Digital Processes

23 Feb 2018
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Members of the BSA may be interested by the following call for papers. Research in Drama Education: The Journal of Applied Theatre and Performance. Themed Issue: Teaching Shakespeare: Digital Processes Co-editors: Dr Henry Bell (Sheffield Hallam University), Amy Borsuk (Queen...
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Shakespeare in Practice 2018

30 Jan 2018
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Members of the BSA may be interested in the following event. Shakespeare in Practice 2018 A Free One-Day Conference on the study of Shakespeare in Performance University of Central Lancashire, Preston Media Factory Innovation Studio 14th April 2018 10.30 – 5pm Confirmed Speakers:...
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