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ShJB 162 (2026) Shakespeare and Popular Cultures Shakespeare’s status as a cultural icon is increasingly enriched by the recognition that his works shaped and were in turn shaped by early modern popular culture, just as the reception and the popularity of his plays and poems were the result of engagements, mediations and adaptations also from…
read moreSpring 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),…
read moreJudi 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…
read moreThe 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)
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Greening the Globe: Shakespeare, Ecocriticism, and Education, 13.-14.11.2025 Conference for Teachers, Students, Theatre Practicioners and Shakespeare Enthusiasts Nature, the environment, and ecology have always held a central position in Shakespeare’s works. In recent years, these topics have gained increasing significance, particularly with regard to climate change, natural disasters, and the healing power of nature and…
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Heinrich VIII / Henry VIII Shakespeare’s last drama, Henry VIII, is one of his greatest works with its national-political themes and compositional innovations. It depicts the conflicts at the English court in London at the beginning of the Reformation and concludes with a vision of the future fate of the English nation. The focus is…
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Diversity and Community Table of Contents DIVERSITÄT UND GEMEINSCHAFT /DIVERSITY AND COMMUNITY Shakespeare’s Transgenerational Public (PAUL YACHNIN) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13“In other arms”: Diversität und sozialer Zusammenhalt inTroilus and Cressida (JOHANNES UNGELENK) . . . . . . . . . . . .…
read moreBREMER SHAKESPEARE COMPANY https://www.shakespeare-company.com/ and a special anniversary: “30 Years of Shakespeare in the Park“ with a diverse programme: From The Winter’s Tale to Midsummer Night’s Dream, from Coriolanus to Hamlet. https://www.shakespeare-company.com/shakespeare-im-park/ BERLIN INTERNATIONAL YOUTH THEATRE Fidicinstr. 40, 10965 Berlin Twelfth Night – Director: Grace Holme – starting at the End of June https://www.etberlin.de/production/twelfth-night-biyt/…
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About the work: Shakespeare’s “Scottish play” is the tragedy of an individual obsessed with power. The title character is one of the most brutal criminals in Shakespeare’s plays. For the English Macbeth actor Henry Irving, he was the diabolical arch-villain, the incarnation of evil par excellence; David Garrick, on the other hand, emphasised his courage…
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Ein Sommernachtstraum / A Midsummer Night’s Dream About the work: The strong breaks in the history of interpretation make A Midsummer Night’s Dream one of Shakespeare’s most consequentially reinterpreted comedies. The interpretations of the 20th century, which concentrated on the structure of meaning, its subject matter, its world of images and symbols and the contexts…
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