The British Shakespeare Association is a charitable organisation. We depend on our membership and we welcome members from all over the world and from all walks of life. Our members include leading scholars, teachers, creative practitioners and enthusiasts. If you would like to join us, the cost of annual membership is £25 (or £15 for […]

Purpose: The purpose of the BSA’s Small Grants Fund is to offer financial support to members of the BSA who wish to organize a Shakespeare-related event or conduct Shakespeare-related research. We especially encourage proposals from doctoral and early career researchers, teachers and educators, and creative practitioners.  Examples of eligible costs include: We welcome applications for […]

BSA Conference BSA Conference: ‘Sounding Shakespeare: Voice, Music, Sound, Silence’ University of Leeds 21-24 July 2027 The BSA’s 2027 conference will take place in the School of English and the School of Music at the University of Leeds, with a focus on ‘Sounding Shakespeare’. Taking as a starting point the four general themes of voice, […]

A new, engaging study of Shakespeare’s tragedies opens up deeper, more general questions as well as a way of thinking better and farther about the complex matter of living.

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

Join our Shakespeare Institute Open Day, both in-person in Stratford-upon-Avon and online, to discover our postgraduate opportunities.

English Language Day at the UN is celebrated on 23 April, the date traditionally observed as both the birthday and date of death of William Shakespeare

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