Every year we join with the Bath Shakespeare Society to celebrate the Bard’s birthday. This year’s celebratory lecture will be on the subject of: Shakespeare and Europe Speaker: Graham Billing MA (Oxon) This happy breed of men, this little world, This precious stone set in a silver sea Which serves it in the office of a wall,...
This lectures celebrates the 400th anniversary of one of the most important books ever, Shakespeare's First Folio. The lecture is jointly organised by the Bath Shakespeare Society and the Literature & Humanities Convenor Group of BRLSI. Why is Shakespeare's First Folio still considered to be one of the most important books ever printed, four hundred...
Was Shakespeare a secret Roman Catholic? How can we tell? The religious context of Shakespeare's lifetime was - to say the least - turbulent. Just before the start of his writing career, England was shocked by the execution of Mary Queen of Scots, and, in the following year, the threat of the Spanish Armada. In...
William Shakespeare - the ultimate team player
Our annual Shakespeare’s birthday celebration! Transforming live stage onto the big screen - how does it work?