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Reading: Judi Dench: Shakespeare – Der Mann, der die Miete zahlt. An evening with Elke Wieditz, Christoph Heckel und Christa Schuenke
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
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)
Prof. Dr. Hans-Jürgen Diller (* 1. January 1934; † 13. October 2025)
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…
Shakespeare Seminar 2026: Shakespeare and Truth
CFP SHAKESPEARE-SEMINAR 2026: SHAKESPEARE AND TRUTH Our seminar will address this issue with a panel of six papers during the annual conference of the German Shakespeare Society, Shakespeare-Tage, which will take place from 24–26 April 2026 in Bochum, Germany. As critical input for the discussion, we invite papers of no more than 15 minutes that…
Lecture by Prof. Tiffany Stern on 26 Jan 26 at the German-British Society Bonn
The 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
Shakespeare Seminar 2026: Shakespeare and Truth
CFP SHAKESPEARE SEMINAR 2026: SHAKESPEARE AND TRUTH Our seminar will address this issue with a panel of six papers during the annual conference of the German Shakespeare Society, Shakespeare-Tage, which will take place from 24–26 April 2026 in Bochum, Germany. As critical input for the discussion, we invite papers of no more than 15 minutes…