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Join the Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance EQUALITY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL! This free online series of events, hosted by the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham, explores themes relating to race, gender, sexuality, disability, class, the environment and cross-cultural cooperation across social, disciplinary and national divides. Register here for access to all the events and bonus recordings (plus access to recordings of the whole Festival) or search for 'Equality Shakespeare Festival' on Eventbrite: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/edacs/departments/shakespeare/events/2022/the-equality-shakespeare-festival.aspx Still to come (timings represent UK times): Wednesday 1 June: Shakespeare for Social Justice: Breaking Down Barriers, Dismantling Stereotypes, Challenging Prejudices 14:30-15:30: Creating the Beyond the Walls Theatre Company,…

Join us for the Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance EQUALITY SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL! Between 16 May and 15 June the Shakespeare Institute is hosting a free and online Equality Shakespeare Festival which brings together theatre practitioners, film-makers, applied theatre specialists, academics, actors, poets, life-writers, translators, and arts organisations to discuss, celebrate and explore the ways in which Shakespeare can be used to further equality, social justice, inclusivity, diversity and international collaboration. The Festival begins with a special tribute to the life and legacy of the incomparable Sir Antony Sher, featuring his husband Gregory Doran (Artistic Director Emeritus of the Royal Shakespeare Company),…