The Shakespeare Institute is an amazing
place to study Shakespeare. It's got a
pool of extraordinary world-class
experts here. We've got experts in
Shakespearea and performance,
Shakespeare in theatre history, editing,
Digital Shakespeare, Shakespeare on
screen,
Shakespeare in prisons - really almost any
approach to Shakespeare is represented
here at the highest level.
Stratford-upon-Avon is an extraordinary
place to come and study for students.
It's a center of Shakespeare studies for
the world. You find yourself next to
scholars from around the world, student
visiting groups from around the world, as
well as artists at the absolute top of
their game internationally. That as a
melting pot for a student is a very
vibrant, exciting and alive place to be.
There's an amazing proximity to
some extraordinary resources in
Stratford. So you have the Royal
Shakespeare Company is based there, the
Shakespeare Birthplace trust it's based
there, and it means that the entire town
is engaged in these these questions that
are relevant to the students. There's a
lot of different ways that postgraduate
students have engaged with the RSC
through our collaboration with the
University of Birmingham. It can be
anything from a very connected
relationship that relates directly to
their research, it can be an enrichment
experience, which means that they get to
work with an RSC director, writer, actor,
artist of any kind, who's exploring a
particular question. Having the kind of
access both to the great library
resources and the teaching staff at the
Institute, and also then to have access
to not just sort of academic staff at
the RSC, but also theatre practitioners
and you know people involved in the real
kind of nitty-gritty of putting a
production together, it's very rewarding.
The Shakespeare Institute has a really
relaxed atmosphere, so it's a great place
to study.
It's a great community and everyone has
such different research topics, it's a
great place to socialise and share ideas
amongst each other. Look at the website,
look at us, and workout which one of us
would be the best person to supervise
you, and then get in touch. We'd love to
hear from you, and we will also help you
prepare your application. We'll look over
your research proposal, give advice and
just let us know what you're interested
in, and let us get a sense of your
passion. We have the passion and we'd
love to get to know you and share our
excitement with you.
