Shakespeare Stiftung
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…
read moreThe 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)
read moreWith 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…
read moreCFP 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…
read moreCFP 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…
read moreConference for teachers, lecturers, students, theatre practitioners and individuals who are interested in Shakespeare Würzburg, 13-14 November 2025 Nature, the environment and ecology have always played a central role in Shakespeare’s works. In recent years, these themes have become increasingly important, especially with regard to climate change, natural disasters and the curative power of nature…
read moreCFP SHAKESPEARE-SEMINAR 2025: SHAKESPEARE AND POPULAR CULTURES Our seminar will address this issue with a panel of six papers during the annual conference of the German Shakespeare Association, Shakespeare-Tage, which will take place from 25–27 April 2025 in Weimar, Germany. As critical input for the discussion, we invite papers of no more than 15 minutes…
read moreThe theme of this year’s spring conference is Shakespeare and Popular Cultures. The conference will take place from 25-27 April 2025 in Weimar. On the evening before the official opening of the conference, on Thursday 24 April, the Shakespeare Prize will be awarded at 6 pm in the book cube of the Herzog Anna Amalia…
read moreThe German Shakespeare Society regularly provides impulses to awaken students’ interest in Shakespeare research. As a rule, a Shakespeare study day sponsored by the German Shakespeare Society is held at a university once a year. The next study day is planned for 16 November 2024 at the University of Siegen. Find the programme here.
read moreOur conference will be dedicated to Shakespeare’s Troilus and Cressida or, to quote Michael Dobson’s lecture title, “the most performed unperformed play in world drama”. Addressed to an “eternal reader”, placed in the Folio Edition between tragedies and histories, often described as a problem play or “bitter war comedy” – Troilus and Cressida is a…
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