Shakespeare Gesellschaft
Project Funding and School Prize of the German Shakespeare Society The German Shakespeare Society funds outstanding projects, initiatives, and teaching formats that convey Shakespeare’s works, person, and era in innovative ways. The call for proposals should motivate learners and teachers to explore creative and contemporary approaches to engaging with Shakespeare’s texts, themes, and characters. Applications…
Shakespeare Study Day, 26 February 2026, Leipzig The German Shakespeare Society regularly provides impulses to spark the interest of students in the study of Shakespeare. This is why the Shakespeare Study Day, funded by the German Shakespeare Society, usually takes place once a year at a German university. The next study day will take place…
Spring Conference “Shakespeare and Truth” 24 – 26 April 2026 in Bochum The next conference on “Shakespeare and Truth” will take place from April 24 to 26, 2026, in Bochum. Prof. Dr. Julian Nida-Rümelin (LMU Munich) will be giving the opening lecture. We are also looking forward to plenary lectures by Prof. Kevin Curran (University of Lausanne),…
Judi Dench: Shakespeare – Der Mann, der die Miete zahlt translated by Christa Schuenke An evening with Elke Wieditz as Shakespeare, Christoph Heckel as Brendan O’Hea and Christa Schuenke as Judi Dench. As part of the LESARTEN Festival in Weimar, Christa Schuenke, together with the two actors Elke Wieditz and Christoph Heckel, will give a…
The German Shakespeare Society wishes everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year On behalf of the executive board of the German Shakespeare Society, we wish you a merry Christmas and a happy, healthy 2026. Sibylle Baumbach (President) and Kirsten Sandrock (Vice-President)
With Prof Dr Hans-Jürgen Diller, the Shakespeare Society has lost an important personality. He was a regular guest during the Shakespeare Days and, under Prof Dr Dieter Mehl’s term as president, also a member of the society’s board. He was especially involved in the reunification of the German Shakespeare Society in 1993. During the revision…