Shakespeare

A brilliant poet and playwright, William Shakespeare invented characters and stories that still captivate the whole world. The exhibition traces his life and work.

Panel by panel:

• Stratford-upon-Avon and Shakespeare's youth
• London, the Globe Theatre and the Elizabethan era
• Mysteries and controversies about the author
• Shakespeare's language and its influence on English
• The comedies: A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Tempest
• The great tragedies: Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Othello, Macbeth, King Lear
• The history plays and Shakespeare's legacy in cinema

Audience: teenagers and adults. Ideal for: an English or drama project, a theatre season, a book club.