Shakespeare Gesellschaft
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 (Luxemburg) will share their professional – and perhaps some personal – insights into the book by Maggie O’Farrell and the Oscar-winning movie directed by Chloé Zhao. The event…
Shakespeare Festival Neuss The Globe Theatre Neuss is once again hosting the Shakespeare Festival from 14 May to 6 June 2026. Our executive board member, Stefan Schneckenburger, will contribute to the programme as Shakespeare’s gardener. Find the programme and Stefan Schneckenburger’s events here: https://kulturamt-neuss.de/shakespeare/programm/ https://kulturamt-neuss.de/shakespeare/programm/thou-old-adams-likeness-mit-shakespeares-gaertner-unterwegs/ https://kulturamt-neuss.de/shakespeare/programm/garten-theater-shakespeares-gruene-welten/
This year’s Martin Lehnert Prize was awarded to Carmen Reisinger (Leuven) for her dissertation entitled “The English Translation of Shakespeare Criticism (1789-1914). Award Ceremony during the Shakespeare Days in Bochum on 26 April 2026
Own website of the Shakespeare Foundation The German Shakespeare Foundation has its own website now: www.shakespeare-stiftung.de. It includes information about the foundation’s history and its activities, the executive committees, as well as ways to support the society and its work, for instance, the Shakespeare Yearbook, the Shakespeare Academy, and the Martin-Lehnert Prize.
At the members’ conference of the German Shakespeare Society, the members elected a new executive board. Prof. Dr. Claudia Olk and Karl-Matthias Klause did no longer stand for office; the executive board expresses their gratitude for their long engagement in this committee. The newly elected board members are Dr. Marlene Dirschauer, Universität Hamburg, and Dr.…
Shakespeare and Visuality, Weimar on October 7-9, 2026 The Bergen-Hamar Shakespeare Network (BHSN) would like to invite speakers to a conference on the topic of Shakespeare and visuality, to take place in Weimar on October 7-9, 2026. The BHSN is a research network founded by Professor Stuart Sillars in Bergen in 2006, arranging yearly conferences…