Events in the School of English, Drama and Creative Studies

"According to aintient prsedents", or, how the London Livery Companies retained the right to party
Shakespeare Institute Thursday seminar given by Lucy Holehouse (Royal Holloway University).
- Date: Thursday, 29 January 2026 (15:00 - 16:30) (UK)
- Location: Mason Croft (Shakespeare Institute) Stratford
Macbeth’s rhetorical temporality
Shakespeare Institute Thursday seminar given by Vanessa Lim (Seoul National University).
- Date: Thursday, 5 February 2026 (15:00 - 16:30) (UK)
- Location: Mason Croft (Shakespeare Institute) Stratford
In good company: community health on the early modern English stage
Shakespeare Institute Thursday seminar given by Toria Johnson (University of Birmingham).
- Date: Thursday, 12 February 2026 (15:00 - 16:30) (UK)
- Location: Mason Croft (Shakespeare Institute) Stratford
Translation and re-translation of Romeo and Juliet in Italy
Shakespeare Institute Thursday seminar given by Carmen Gallo (University of Sapienza).
- Date: Thursday, 19 February 2026 (15:00 - 16:30) (UK)
- Location: Mason Croft (Shakespeare Institute) Stratford
Playgoing by numbers: how often did playgoers see plays?
Shakespeare Institute Thursday seminar given by Eoin Price (University of Edinburgh and Shakespeare Institute alum).
- Date: Thursday, 5 March 2026 (15:00 - 15:30) (UK)
- Location: Mason Croft (Shakespeare Institute) Stratford
The translation of Shakespeare into a Japanese dialect
Shakespeare Institute Thursday seminar given by University of Waseda.
- Date: Thursday, 12 March 2026 (15:00 - 16:30) (UK)
- Location: Mason Croft (Shakespeare Institute) Stratford
‘Ordinary Shakespeare’ – the effects of references to everyday behaviour in the plays
Shakespeare Institute Thursday seminar given by Russell Jackson (University of Birmingham).
- Date: Thursday, 19 March 2026 (15:00 - 16:30) (UK)
- Location: Mason Croft (Shakespeare Institute) Stratford
Mental Health Influencer Showcase
Insights from our research project 'Influencer Stories of Mental Health and Young People'.
- Date: Wednesday, 25 March 2026 (15:00 - 18:00) (UK)
- Location: Staff House
The Reduced Shakespeare Company (the other RSC)
Shakespeare Institute Thursday seminar given by Ronan Hatfull (University of Warwick).
- Date: Thursday, 26 March 2026 (15:00 - 16:30) (UK)
- Location: Mason Croft (Shakespeare Institute) Stratford
The British Association for Romantic Studies (BARS) International Conference 2026
In person and online conference in 2026 with the theme of Romantic retrospection.
- Date: Wednesday, 29 July 2026, 00:00 - Friday, 31 July 2026, 00:00 (UK)
- Location: Teaching and Learning Building