News in English Literature World Shakespeare Congress 2021 DescriptionShakespeare Institute faculty and PhD students were extensively involved in this year's virtual World Shakespeare Congress, hosted by the University of Singapore.Date:Friday 23 July 2021 Shakespeare Birthplace Trust appoints Shakespeare Institute Director to its Board DescriptionProfessor Michael Dobson joins the board as one of the trustees that make up the charity's governing body.Date:Friday 23 July 2021 Everything to Everybody: Bringing the Birmingham Shakespeare Memorial Library to the World DescriptionProfessor Michael Dobson in video conversation with Professor Ewan Fernie about the £1.7 million project 'Everything to Everybody'.Date:Friday 23 July 2021 Successful launch of the Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance DescriptionShakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance is a global network established by the Shakespeare Institute with the aim of uniting those working with Shakespeare from around the world and from across the social spectrum.Date:Tuesday 15 June 2021 Benjamin Zephaniah, Jess Philips, Mark Billingham and other famous faces support My Birmingham Story. DescriptionTo celebrate National Share a Story Month, the National Literacy Trust is launching My Birmingham Story, a campaign that invites people from Birmingham to share their experiences and memories of life in the city.Date:Wednesday 5 May 2021 John Kani, on his life, growing up in apartheid South Africa and his love of ShakespeareJohn Kani DescriptionJohn Kani tells all in an in-depth interview with the Shakespeare Institute's Michael Dobson.Date:Wednesday 5 May 2021 John Kani, South Africa's leading classical actor, receives the Pragnell Prize 2021 DescriptionJoin Professor Michael Dobson as meets the South African actor John Kani to award him the 2021 Pragnell Prize.Date:Tuesday 27 April 2021 Sir Henry Irving: why he matters and why he came to Bournemouth DescriptionJoin Professor Michael Dobson online as he discusses this lastingly influential actor-manager.Date:Thursday 22 April 2021 Displaying 1 to 8 of 257 Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … Next