Voices
Professor Ewan Fernie of the Shakespeare Institute explains how Shakespeare can help us understand who we are and what we might become.
Rae Seymour, who develops education resources at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), encourages primary school teachers to use Shakespeare and theatre when teaching young learners.
The British Council's Anthony Cosgrove shares lines from five of Shakespeare's greatest plays to show that they are more accessible to English language learners than you might think.
Sir Andrew Motion, former British Poet Laureate, talks to journalist Georgina Godwin about his native UK as a 'country of Shakespeare', and explains how the Bard has influenced his work.
Professor Michael Dobson explains how Shakespeare manages to be simultaneously historical and contemporary, ahead of his Smart Talks on this subject in China on 21-24 September.
Laura Bates, Professor of English at Indiana State University, explains how the world's most famous playwright can help bring about prisoner reform.
Hamlet is Shakespeare’s most popular play in modern times, but how did Shakespeare's contemporaries rate his works? Professor Laura Estill looks at how attitudes to Shakespeare have changed.
Have you ever had difficulty relating Shakespeare to learners of English? Tutor and resource writer Genevieve White comes to the rescue, in time for Shakespeare Day today.
Which Shakespeare play has been translated into 75 languages? How many times does the word 'love' appear in the complete works? Here are some unusual facts about the great English writer.
English tutor and resource writer Genevieve White responds to some of the common problems teaching Shakespeare in the English language classroom.