Open the last day of Shakespeare’s Living Advent Calendar to see staff and volunteers of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust walking through Shakespeare’s Birthplace while singing the Twelve Days of Christmas.  We would like to thank everyone who has watched, shared and commented on the 24 advent blogs and take this opportunity to wish you a [...]

Open today’s window to see Shakespeare Aloud actor Rich Bunn perform the famous St Crispin’s Day speech from Henry V – with an unexpected Christmas twist.  Here at Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, we are celebrating the countdown to Christmas with the very first Shakespeare living advent calendar.  Every day on the Birthplace blog, between December [...]

Open today’s window to see Shakespeare Aloud actor Sam Lesser and Birthplace Operations Manager Jen Stone bring to life Shakespeare’s most famous stage direction – ‘exit pursued by a bear’. Here at Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, we are celebrating the countdown to Christmas with the very first Shakespeare Living Advent Calendar.  Every day, between December [...]

Open today’s window to see Shakespeare Aloud actors Richard Bunn and Sam Lesser as Romeo and Benvolio from Romeo and Juliet.  Here at Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, we are celebrating the countdown to Christmas with the very first Shakespeare living advent calendar.  Every day on the Birthplace blog, between December 1st and 24th, you can [...]

Open today’s window to see Shakespeare Aloud actor Jennifer Hodges as Emilia from Othello.  Here at Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, we are celebrating the countdown to Christmas with the very first Shakespeare living advent calendar.  Every day on the Birthplace blog, between December 1st and 24th, you can see a unique performance of a Shakespeare [...]

Open today’s window to see Shakespeare Aloud actors Rich Bunn and Martin Smith – with help from costumed guide Annabelle Bosc – perform If Music Be the Food of Love from Twelfth Night.  Here at Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, we are celebrating the countdown to Christmas with the very first Shakespeare living advent calendar.  Every [...]

Open today’s window to see some new recruits to the Shakespeare Aloud team – with help from Shakespeare Aloud actors Rich Bunn and Jennifer Hodges – perform All the World’s a Stage from As You Like It.  Here at Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, we are celebrating the countdown to Christmas with the very first Shakespeare [...]

Open today’s window to see Shakespeare Aloud actor Richard Bunn read sonnet 23.  Here at Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, we are celebrating the countdown to Christmas with the very first Shakespeare living advent calendar.  Every day on the Birthplace blog, between December 1st and 24th, you can see a unique performance of a Shakespeare speech, [...]

Open today’s window to see Shakespeare Aloud actor Catherine Prout as Autolycus from The Winter’s Tale.  Here at Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, we are celebrating the countdown to Christmas with the very first Shakespeare living advent calendar.  Every day on the Birthplace blog, between December 1st and 24th, you can see a unique performance of [...]

Open today’s window to see Shakespeare Aloud actor Jennifer Hodges as Puck from A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Here at Shakespeare’s Birthplace in Stratford-upon-Avon, we are celebrating the countdown to Christmas with the very first Shakespeare living advent calendar.  Every day on the Birthplace blog, between December 1st and 24th, you can see a unique performance [...]