Shakespeare makes life better.
We finished up Tuesday night by finding exactly where New Place and Hall’s Croft were, because those would be our next stops. I kept forgetting about the school, because it’s not one of the ticketed “five houses of Shakespeare,” so I have to keep reminding myself not to miss it – usually right as we … Continue reading Shakespeare Geek in Stratford : A Mysterious Stranger
[Settle in, this is a long one!] Couple of funny stories to start this one as we wrapped up Monday. Heading back to the airbnb we walk past the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) again, and this time there’s no crowd out front. I’m offended. The same man from earlier, the same one who didn’t really … Continue reading Shakespeare Geek in Stratford : Journey To The Center Of The Universe
Back in September 2016, Shakespeare Geek readers helped make life better by backing Behowl the Moon, a baby board book based on “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, into existence. I’m very happy to welcome back Erin Nelsen Parekh to tell us about her follow on project “The Wild Waves Whist”, using material from The Tempest. Maybe you … Continue reading Guest Post : The Wild Waves Whist by Erin Nelsen Parekh
So you’re putting together the Motion Picture Academy’s Scientific and Technical Awards ceremony, and you need a big name to host. Why not geek cultural icon, Professor Xavier and Jean Luc Picard himself, Sir Patrick Stewart? A match made in heaven. Sir Patrick, who seems to always be in the mood for such sport, is game … Continue reading Sir Patrick Brings The Shakespeare
(Just Show Me The Merch!) Shakespeare Makes Life Better We get it. Shakespeare is public domain. Anybody looking to make a cheap buck can throw a random Shakespeare quote (or a hundred) onto a Shakespeare t-shirt and try to make a buck off of it. That’s not what we’re trying to do here. If you’ve … Continue reading Shakespeare Geek T-Shirts