I came across an interesting article on Vermont Public Radio which captures the most satisfying moment for all for Shakespeare teachers. The moment when otherwise disengaged students suddenly understand Shakespeare’s ... Read More

Last week I reported on the new and rather addictive craze on Twitter of reducing Shakespeare’s plays into 20 words. There was a great response to the idea – and ... Read More

Last month marked 400 years since Shakespeare’s sonnets were first printed – and they’ve aged well! The quality of the language and the timelessness of the themes retain the freshness ... Read More

After discovering a treasure trove of old Shakespeare films at my local library, I’m finally getting to see all of those classic films that have sadly been overshadowed by big-budget ... Read More

The Reduced Shakespeare Company condensed all of Shakespeare’s 37 plays into 97 minutes – now Twitter fans have gone one step further by squeezing the Bard’s greatest plays into just ... Read More

This week, I’ve been reconsidering the possibility that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, was the real author of Shakespeare’s plays. He’s the only candidate in the Shakespeare authorship ... Read More

Now that the dust has settled on the Shakespeare birthday celebrations, I’m left trying to shake a nagging doubt: did we all celebrate the wrong day? For a kick off, there’s ... Read More