Shakespeare Gesellschaft
Programme 2026/27 of the Bremer Shakespeare Company In the 2026/27 season, the Bremer Shakespeare Company is showing productions of the following plays: Romeo und Julia, Ein Sommernachtstraum / A Midsummer Night’s Dream (available in German and English), Viel Lärm um Nichts, Das Wintermärchen, as well as Hamlet und Macbeth (both in English). Starting January 2027,…
read moreShakespeare im Park – Bremer Shakespeare Company, 19.-30. August SHAKESPEARE IM PARK 202619.-30. AUGUSTAT THE BREMER BÜRGERPARK Unique theatre experience in an idyllic natural setting!The bremer shakespeare company invites you to a great open-air theatre experience on the lawn at the Melchersbrücke in Bremen’s Bürgerpark:Shakespeare in the Park from 19 to 30 August Viel Lärm…
read moreSHAKESPEARIMENT: AS YOU LIKE IT – unterstützt durch die DSG Director: Brian Bell Production Management: Charlie Bierend, Michel Büch Members of the University Players, Hamburg University’s English-language drama group met Texas-born and Berlin-based director Brian Bell at the Comparative Drama Conference 2025 in London. It soon became obvious that there was not only great personal…
read moreLooking for Shakespeare in Munich in July 2026? Entity Theatre presents an English-language production of Macbeth at the Theatron Amphitheatre in Westpark, Munich. This free outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s famous tragedy runs from 4–19 July 2026 and welcomes both Munich residents and international visitors. This summer, Entity Theatre presents William Shakespeare’s tragedy Macbeth at the Theatron…
read moreHAMNET FOR ALL! Join our DSG Online meeting on 19 June, 16:00-16:45 (via Zoom) Ever wondered what others think of Hamnet? Join us for our first DSG online event on 19 June, 16:00-16:45 on Zoom. Susanne Gruß (Bamberg) and Lena Steveker (Luxembourg) will share their professional – and perhaps some personal – insights into the…
read moreShakespeare and Goethe: Anthropological Juxtapositions within European Modernity Date: 16 March 2026 – 17 March 2026 Location: Südliches Schlossrondell 23 80638 München Download: conference programme Infos and registration for “Shakespeare and Goethe – Anthropological Juxtapositions within European Modernity” here (PDF, 9,307 KB)
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-British Society Bonn invites you to a lecture in English by Prof. Tiffany Stern FBA The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham ‘Shakespeare, Marlowe, Milton and the Puppets’ on Monday, 26 January 2026, in Bonn, 6.30 p.m. read more
read moreAt the opening event of our 2018 spring conference on the topic of ‘’Flight – Migration – Exile,’ Dorothee Elmiger read from her novel “Schlafgänger”. On 13 October 2025, she received the 2025 German Book Prize for her novel “Die Holländerinnen”. We warmly congratulate Dorothee Elmiger on this award.
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