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Shakespeare’s Schoolroom launches Creative Will to Inspire Young Minds

Published: 16th March, 2017

Shakespeare’s Schoolroom & Guildhall is launching a project with author James Hartley to creatively inspire young minds on Friday 17th March 2017.

Shakespeare’s Schoolroom & Guildhall opens to the public on 23 April to mark 400th anniversary of world’s greatest playwright

Published: 20th April, 2016

The schoolroom where William Shakespeare was educated and the Guildhall where he first experienced live theatre will be opening to the public for the first time on Saturday 23 April 2016, exactly 400 years after his death.

Step into Shakespeare’s shoes

Published: 4th April, 2016

2016 is the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death, and to mark this milestone we've partnered with The Royal Shakespeare Company and Shakespeare Birthplace Trust to create Shakespeare's Steps.

Conservation update: Shakespeare Schoolroom & Guildhall

Published: 8th March, 2016

Conservationists working on Shakespeare’s Schoolroom & Guildhall have uncovered a new figure in a rare medieval wall painting. Identified by experts as John the Baptist, this figure is part of a 15th century painting referring to motifs from the seal of the Guild of the Holy Cross.

Shakespeare’s School To open To Public

Published: 1st March, 2016

King Edward VI School, Stratford-upon-Avon is set to become one of the country’s prime destinations for Shakespeare lovers when it opens its doors to the public on 23 April 2016.

Students of Shakespeare’s Schoolroom Celebrate the Birthday and 400th Anniversary of their Fellow-student

Published: 1st March, 2016

On Saturday 23 April students from King Edward VI School (K.E.S.) in Stratford-upon-Avon will celebrate the birthday of former student William Shakespeare as they have done since 1893.