Now on the podcast, scholar @carolinebicks.bsky.social talks about how Stephen King's "The Shining" was inspired by "Hamlet" and why the author ultimately chose a different fate for his characters. The full podcast is available here: www.folger.edu/podcasts/sha...

Another wondeful #BSASmallGrants supported project is coming up this Fri 7 Aug! Double Star Productions present 'Retellings Never Did Run Smooth', a night of new stories inspired by Shakespeare in the splendid gardens of Fenton House, Hampstead. Tickets at www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/london...

'Gascoigne’s critical reception was mixed: by turns scion of C.S. Lewis’s “Drab Age” or progenitor of Lyly, Sidney, and Shakespeare.' Binghampton University's international symposium will bring together scholars to assess Gascoigne’s legacy 450 years on. View their CfP at gascoigneat450.org

Beds, perfumes, doublets, torches, lutes, clocks, handkerchiefs… Who owned these objects in early modern England? How were they used? @profcatheriner.bsky.social's 'Shakespeare's Objects' explores 33 significant objects in full colour illustration. Out today! https://bit.ly/4f7YOaM

New research out now! 📖 Horror on the Early Modern Stage: https://bit.ly/4oOgbk4 📖 Shakespeare and Theories of Political Theology: https://bit.ly/4waQYCQ 📖 The Chorus in Early Modern English Tragedy: https://bit.ly/4b8Iq7c

'History and Archives in Practice' 2027: call for participation now open for our annual gathering of historians and archivists, co-hosted with @ihr.bsky.social and TNA. HAP27's theme is connecting past and future with sessions on advocacy, value and applied history bit.ly/3RGHbWy #Skystorians

'History and Archives in Practice' (HAP), 2027. Call for participation now open - RHS

History and Archives in Practice (HAP) is an annual partnership event, co-hosted by the Royal Historical Society, The National Archives, and the Institute of Historical Research. Now in its fifth year...

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The latest edition of Cahiers Élisabéthains Journal of English Renaissance Studies is out now! Find their table of contents at the link below, including open access articles and performance reviews ranging from Shakespeare and Ford to contemporary adapations.

Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

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Happy 75th Anniversary to @shakesinstitute.bsky.social! 🎉 It was a joy to celebrate with our friends and colleagues at #ISC2026. Here's to many more collaborations—and to the next 75 years of Shakespeare scholarship, friendship, and discovery! Celebrations continue @wsc2026verona.bsky.social!

Puck: it's the WITCHING HOUR! #MoonMad www.english.cam.ac.uk/research/slo... Three Pucks, almost a century apart: Lucy Ellinson @the-rsc.bsky.social 2016 dir. Erica Whyman, Rosie Sheehy @the-rsc.bsky.social 2024 dir. Eleanor Rhode, & a promotional image: Leslie French in Regent's Park in 1935.

I'm in Verona all this week for @wsc2026verona.bsky.social, so if you're here too please come and say hello - it's great to meet both prospective @shaxbull.bsky.social performance reviewers, and also those who've already written reviews for me and put faces to names and emails! #WSC2026 #Shakespeare

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The Guardian view on humanities cuts in universities: academic departments are more than cost centres | Editorial

Editorial: Literature, the arts and social sciences must not be sacrificed as higher education funding is squeezed

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#WSC2026 underway in style in the stunning #Verona! What a SITE for a Shakespeare conference!! For anyone in search of a #relevant FREE BOOK my new Cambridge Element is available online until 23 July, and pairs perfectly with an aperol spritz 🥂 cup.org/4pjI8R6

Site-Specific Shakespeare

Cambridge Core - Renaissance and Early Modern Literature - Site-Specific Shakespeare

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For the Declaration of Independence's 250th anniversary, we asked Shakespeare scholars what part he may play in America's next three centuries. Folger Director Dr. Farah Karim-Cooper begins the series with her thoughts on why Shakespeare is more essential than ever. www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...

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BOOK TODAY! Our 2nd Annual 24 Hour PROMPTATHON kicks off 6pmBST Saturday 18th July! As this year is our Summer of Love, all the plays are driven by love - to joy or disaster - & it continues with A WINTER’S TALE Ticket link! - www.ticketsource.com/shake-scene-...

We warmly welcome applications to join the Fellowship of the Society. Next closing dates: 27 July and 5 October. Fellowship is open to those who have made a scholarly research contribution to #history in all sectors (within & beyond higher education) in the UK/worldwide bit.ly/4iOu51g #Skystorians

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Closing dates for next applications: Mondays 27 July and 5 October 2026   Fellowships are awarded to those who have made an original contribution to historical scholarship, typically through the autho...

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Have you read our latest blog post from @sallymclean.bsky.social on their #BSASmallGrants funded podcast?! 'Musing on the Bard: a podcast for the Shakespeare curious' delves into performing, directing and adapting Shakespeare with an international cohort of Shakespeare Republic ensemble members 🎧

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Sally McLean writes about her podcast project, which received support from a BSA Small Grant award. I felt as if I had hit peak Shakespeare project immersion in 2025. My series Dark Arcadia was windin...

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The Arden Shakespeare Fourth Series editions of Julius Caesar and Titus Andronicus are joining The Arden Shakespeare Play Collection: Text and Language next month! Navigate these plays and their meanings in one digital space: https://bit.ly/4h7x6vU

UK-based early career historian in need of up to £2,000 to complete a project? Deadline for the Royal Historical Society's scheme is 4 September: royalhistorical.smapply.io/prog/early_c...

We were delighted to support Daryl Chase's 'Macbeth' with the #BSASmallGrantsFund, which premiers today and Thurs 25 June @raindance.org Film Festival, London! Congratulations to Daryl and team on their multiple award nominations, including Best UK Feature 👏🏻 raindance.eventive.org/films/macbet...

Mamma Mia! is Shakespeare’s Tempest in campy musical disguise... Read Elizabeth Schafer, co-author of Shakespeare in the Theatre: Phyllida Lloyd, writes in @uk.theconversation.com https://theconversation.com/mamma-mia-is-shakespeares-tempest-in-campy-musical-disguise-283513

Mamma Mia! is Shakespeare’s Tempest in campy musical disguise

Both are tales set on islands where romance and mystery abound.

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Over the coming week, we feature the 8 monographs and 8 articles shortlisted for the Society's 2026 First Book and Early Career Article prizes. Today: 'Birth, Death, and Domestic Religion in Early Modern London', by Emily Vine (Cambridge University Press) bit.ly/3SsnvWo 1/2 #Skystorians

Join my friends and I tomorrow to raise spirits and funds. We’re supporting @translifeline.org with a live reading of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. www.youtube.com/live/ssjTHXs...

A Midsummer Night's Dream Live Reading

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Event on funding in medieval and early modern studies, organised by QMUL! Featuring panels on UKRI, the ERC, and the Leverhulme Trust. Tuesday 23rd June, 15:00. Full details below. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/gaining-ex...

Gaining External Funding for Research in Medieval and Early Modern Studies

Learn how to score funding for your medieval and early modern research.

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Shakespeare & @radiohead.wastehq.social collide in Hamlet Hail To The Thief, a mesmerising live experience that fuses theatre, music and movement. Our co-production lands @barbican.bsky.social following its sold-out run in Stratford-upon-Avon for a limited time from 31 Oct👉 hamlethailtothethief.com

CFP: Mid-career workshop for early modern British historians at USC-Huntington Early Modern Studies Instutute Jan 2027. Applications due 31 July 2026.

Our first recommendation for Pride Month is: "New Directions in Early Modern and English Drama: Edges, Spaces, Intersections" edited by Aidan Norrie and Mark Houlahan!

Shakespeare and Interwar British Philosophy (1918-1939) – 27 June 2026, Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton, UK - tickets available now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/shakespear...

Shakespeare and Interwar British Philosophy (1918-1939)

This symposium considers Shakespeare and his plays in relation to the developments in intellectual life in Britain in this period.

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Shakespeare fam, what are your favourite trans+ Shakespeares? we're talking productions, adaptations, media interpretations or examples of trans+ casting. I wanna hear about everything from fringe stages to the RSC!

Margaret of Anjou provides insight into Shakespeare’s understanding of gender and sexuality. In "Shakespeare's Margaret: The Dramatic Life of a Warrior Queen, @charlesomalley.bsky.social and @scottwstern.bsky.social track the evolution of her portrayal. Excerpt here: www.folger.edu/blogs/shakes...

Shakespeare's Margaret in Honduras | Folger Shakespeare Library

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We're thrilled to see Folger Artist Fellow Missy Dunaway and her beautiful "The Birds of Shakespeare" project featured in @smithsonianmag.bsky.social! Dunaway's work depicts all 65 birds mentioned in Shakespeare and was on view at the Folger this winter. www.smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-...

Shakespeare Referenced Dozens of Bird Species in His Work. This Artist Has Made It Her Mission to Paint Them All

Missy Dunaway’s colorful illustrations combine natural history, folklore and literature to depict the Bard’s birds

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