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Shakespeare anniversaries celebrated
In its 75th year, the Shakespeare Institute hosted the 40th iteration of the International Shakespeare Conference, celebrated at New Place
- Published: 12 August 2026
75 years of world-leading Shakespeare research and education
Professor Michael Dobson celebrates 75 years of research and education excellence at the University of Birmingham’s Shakespeare Institute.
- Published: 14 July 2026
Painting reveals Bard’s provocative political allegiances
Mysterious portrait contains clues to Shakespeare’s support of one of the most controversial political figures in Elizabeth I’s court.
- Published: 9 July 2026
Craiova International Shakespeare Festival
Shakespeare Institute staff involvement in the biennial international festival.
- Published: 3 July 2026
Shakespeare Institute Summer engagement
Staff from our Shakespeare Institute have been busy speaking at various festivals and conferences both here and abroad.
- Published: 1 July 2026
The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series
Discover all of Shakespeare’s plays, poems and sonnets with The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series.
- Published: 20 May 2026
Ballad Business: Selling Early Modern Theatre
New book by Professor Tiffany Stern.
- Published: 22 April 2026
Love’s Labours Won: Shakespeare and AI
Sir Jonathan Bate shares his recent experiments with trying to commission rival AI programmes to compose the missing Shakespeare comedy ‘Love’s Labours Won’.
- Published: 10 December 2025