18 May 2022 What possibilities might gaming and VR technologies open up for classic literature and drama? Over a quarter of the world's population plays videogames, and the gaming industry is larger than the film and music industries combined.
09 May 2022 Birmingham Stories celebrate National Shakespeare Day Adult learners with Birmingham Adult Education Service attended a series of events hosted by Birmingham Stories to celebrate National Shakespeare Day.
04 May 2022 How Shakespeare used weather to set the stage in his poems and plays Professor Tiffany Stern talked to Fox TV about how the weather helped illustrate the good, the evil and inner turmoil of Shakespeare’s characters.
22 April 2022 Five reasons to study at the Shakespeare Institute PhD Shakespeare Studies student Isaac Chong provides five reasons why studying at the Shakespeare Institute could be your perfect next step.
14 April 2022 Serious about comedy Dr Rose Whyman and Professor Graham Saunders presented at SERIOUS ABOUT COMEDY
08 April 2022 Directing workshop with the Royal Shakespeare Company MA Shakespeare and Creativity student Paige Calvert tells us more about the recent Directing Workshop and what she gained from the session.
06 April 2022 Writing workshop with the Royal Shakespeare Company MA Shakespeare and Creativity student Chloe Otterson tells us more about the recent Writing Workshop and what she gained from the session.
21 March 2022 This April Fools’ Day Birmingham announces that it’s…SERIOUS ABOUT COMEDY The University of Birmingham and Birmingham Rep will be joined various comedy stars and many others to launch a unique collaboration.
14 February 2022 You're supposed to eat these cookies. But would you? Ella Hawkins's art history cookies mimic her favourite designs and period costumes.
02 February 2022 Shakespeare All Around Us: MA Shakespeare and Creativity students perform to crowds in Stratford. MA Shakespeare and Creativity students from the Shakespeare Institute performed in Stratford as part of their postgraduate Shakespeare in Society Module.
07 January 2022 Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance Launch The Shakespeare Institute celebrated the successful launch of its Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance - a global network aiming to unite those working with Shakespeare from around the world and across society..
30 November 2021 New community-curated exhibition opens in the Shakespeare Memorial Room Birmingham Centre for Art Therapies have worked with communities across Birmingham to create a new exhibition titled: "the strawberry grows underneath the nettle", a title inspired by a quote from Henry V.
Sustainability and environments How we are exploring issues of climate through the arts, humanities and law.
Birmingham ranked in top 70 in the world for Arts and Humanities The College of Arts and Law is placed 67th in the Times Higher Education 2022 rankings, making it one of the best places for study and research in this field globally.
Everything to Everybody A collaboration with Birmingham City Council will revive the fortunes of the Birmingham Shakespeare Memorial Library