Promoting the study, practice
and enjoyment of Shakespeare.
15th September 2023
The 2023 Awards Committee invites nominations for: up to two Honorary Fellowships recognising eminent individuals who have made major contributions to our understanding of Shakespeare through scholarship, education, and/or performance; and an annual Innovation Award recognising an individual or organisation involved in Shakespearean studies,... Read More...
1st August 2023
The BSA's 2023 conference on the theme of 'Relocating Shakespeare' took place at the University of Liverpool, 25th - 28th July. The BSA Board of Trustees is immensely grateful to the institutional organisers and hosts of our 2023 conference, Dr Esme... Read More...
23rd May 2023
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Board of Trustees of the British Shakespeare Association wishes to appoint a new Web Deputy to further the Association’s aims to educate, promote, and foster a better understanding of Shakespeare and his work. The Web Deputy... Read More...
22nd May 2023
CALL FOR APPLICATIONS The Board of Trustees of the British Shakespeare Association wishes to appoint a new Membership Officer to further the Association’s aims to educate, promote, and foster a better understanding of Shakespeare and his work. The Membership Officer... Read More...
8th May 2023
BSA Members have been offered a discount on tickets for Cambridge Philharmonic Orchestra’s amazing concert on 20th May, featuring musical interpretations of Hamlet and Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Bernstein, and a special musical showcase by pupils from... Read More...
26th April 2023
Call for contributions: “Learning from Casting”, a symposium at the University of Southampton On the 3rd of July, 2023, the University of Southampton will host a symposium for researchers, actors, and creatives interested in examining current casting practices in Shakespeare productions... Read More...
24th April 2023
This roundtable was recorded on 21st April 2023 to coincide with a forthcoming special issue on the First Folio of the BSA's Shakespeare journal. Speakers: Gabriel Egan (DeMontfort University) Patricia Badir (University of British Columbia) Chris Laoutaris (The Shakespeare Institute,... Read More...
23rd April 2023
Dear Members of the BSA, We hope you will all enjoy celebrating Shakespeare’s birthday today in various ways, watching, reading, performing, writing. For those who would prefer to ‘Open your ears’, Radio 3 is broadcasting a production of Henry IV Part... Read More...
22nd April 2023
'Performance, Playhouse, Practice, and Play' The Blackfriars Conference Returns! ATTEND THE CONFERENCE: NOVEMBER 2-5, 2023 This November, the American Shakespeare Center will welcome conference attendees back to the Blackfriars Playhouse, where we will join together each day of the conference... Read More...
14th April 2023
Adjoa Andoh, Honorary Fellow of the BSA, directs and stars in a production of Richard III that remains true to the text but radically transforms our understandings of it. Andoh’s exciting production runs at the Liverpool Playhouse until 22 April and the Rose Theatre Kingston from 26... Read More...Copyright 2024. All Rights Reserved