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and enjoyment of Shakespeare.
23rd March 2020
Dear Members, In response to the very fast-moving public health crisis at a national and international level, our Events team have met with staff in Surrey and decided to cancel the BSA conference planned for July 16-18 in 2020. We... Read More...20th March 2020
In 1992, James Shapiro discussed ‘Shakespeare and the Jews’ in the James Parkes Lecture at the University of Southampton, a lecture that would form one of the cornerstones of his ground-breaking book of the same title. Thirty years later, in... Read More...21st January 2020
The Board of Trustees of the British Shakespeare Association wishes to appoint a new Trustee to take up a position on the Board in Spring 2020. Trustees work voluntarily (with reasonable expenses reimbursed) to further the aims of the BSA... Read More...24th September 2019
An Invitation from the Chair of the BSA Fellowship Committee: The British Shakespeare Association endows two Honorary Fellowships each year. This year, 2019, the Fellowship was given solely to Professor John Drakakis, for his outstanding work and lifetime’s achievement in... Read More...
21st June 2019
Issue 17 (Spring 2019) of Teaching Shakespeare is now available to download. Back issues are also available. Read More...17th June 2019
The agenda for the 2019 AGM, to be held Friday 19 July 2019, 17:30 to 18:30, in the Talesin Create Mall Room at Swansea University, is now available. The minutes of the 2018 AGM are also now available for consultation. Read More...17th June 2019
The Board of Trustees of the British Shakespeare Association wishes to appoint three new Trustees to take up positions on the Board in Autumn 2019. We are looking for members of the BSA who are willing to give of their... Read More...5th June 2019
It is with great pleasure that we announce that our new Honorary Fellow for 2019 is Emeritus Professor John Drakakis. John’s past and continuing contribution to the world of Shakespearean studies is immense – he rightly holds the highest status... Read More...20th November 2018
[caption id="attachment_2434" align="alignright" width="300"] William Blake, 'Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing' (c.1786). CC-BY-NC-ND 3.0 Tate.[/caption] The music composed for David Garrick’s great Shakespeare “Jubilee” of 1769, the most talked about cultural event of the British 18th century, is... Read More...18th November 2018
[caption id="attachment_2429" align="alignright" width="300"] Participants at the Performance and Media Committee consultation event, Actors Centre, London.[/caption] The British Shakespeare Association launched a new Performance and Media Committee with a consultation event on 13th October 2018. Members of the BSA were... Read More...Copyright 2025. All Rights Reserved