Useful Website Links

• 1 Pitchfork Production
  Director: Ian Flintoff. While Pitchfork are mainly devoted to bringing new work from abroad, and mainly from Europe, to the UK for the first time, we have been wholly supportive of the Shakespeare in 2012 intiative from the beginning. Please take a look at the website to see the plays we have premiered in the UK and the list of talented professional performers who have worked with Pitchfork.
• 1 Royal Shakespeare Company
  The Royal Shakespeare Company has been asked by LOCOG (the London Committee for the Olympic Games) to organise a World Shakespeare Festival centred on Stratford, London and Newscastle in 2012. Equity and other supporters of this website strongly support, and are in touch with, the Royal Shakespeare Company as they develop their World Shakespeare plans.
• 1623Theatre
  One of the most innovative and imaginative touring companies in the UK - specialising in unusual and unlikely performing venues, to help bring Shakespeare to those who'd otherwise miss out.
• Chamber Shakespeare Company
  William Mann and the Chamber Shakespeare Company, currently in Scotland, are fully supportive of this 2012 initiative and will be involved in all future developments.
• Clwyd Theatr Cymru
  This is the home of a highly acclaimed producing company, which also presents much of its work on tour throughout Wales and the rest of the UK. The company produces mainly in English, but also in Welsh. There is a fully integrated Theatre for Young People department which uses the same performers, technicians and creative staff to achieve the same high production values as the mainstream product. The theatre also hosts a variety of touring drama, dance, music and a community Festival in the Summer. There are around 900 public performances per year. Clwyd Theatr Cymru is supported by the Arts Council of Wales and Flintshire County Council
• Dean Taylor's Professional Shakespeare Touring Company in the North West
  This highly professional company, working in various venues in the Lancashire area, will be closely involved with all our developments for a nation-wide Shakespearean get together in 2012.
• Derby Shakespeare Company
  Dynamic Shakespeare Company based in Derby, keeping the best of live theatre alive.
• Finding the Will
  FINDING THE WILL'S fervent desire is to show that the plays of Shakespeare are as accessible now as they were four hundred years ago. They are cracking stories full of passion, jealousy, betrayal, love, war and humour - as good as any Hollywood blockbuster movie today. We aim to demystify Shakespeare for students of any age.
• Fluellen Theatre Company, Swansea, Wales
  A great theatre company for Shakespeare and classical theatre in Wales, a vital part of Shakespeare in 2012. A must see website.
• Hip Hop Shakespeare Company
  The Hip Hop Shakespeare Company is a workshop and theatre production company formed by MOBO-award winning hip-hop artist Akala. We look to educate and engage young people in both schools and youth organisations who are considered ‘hard to reach’ and who may not ordinarily be interested in Shakespeare and his work by demonstrating how modern hip-hop shares many similarities with the themes, language and rhythm used by The Bard. We build young people’s self-confidence and unlock their creative and artistic abilities by having them write and perform their own rap lyrics based on a theme from one of Shakespeare’s plays, giving them a platform to showcase their creative ideas and works, and with guidance from leading industry professionals.
• La Compagnie du Cedre
  An imaginative exploration of the First Folio - currently in production in France, in English: John Heminges returns to his house on the site of the Globe Theatre with a precious package: the first edition of William Shakespeare's "Comedies Histories and Tragedies" As John starts to read through the plays, the memories come flooding back - of back stage intrigues, performances, successes and disasters and above all the importance of preserving the writings of a genius who, according to Ben Jonson, "was not of an age, but for all time" By giving the narrative to what was almost certainly Shakespeare's closest friend, John Heminges, "Gift to the Future" creates a convincing argument over the authorship question "Who wrote Shakespeare?"
• New Brewery Arts Centre, Cotswolds, Gloucester
  A brilliant new arts centre - well worth a visit and giving support to.
• Northern Shakespeare Company
  Alan Brent's Northern Shakespeare Company prides itself on having at its disposal, among others, many of the top actors in the country. Some are from from major theatre companies including the Globe, the National Theatre, and the Royal Shakespeare Company. While based in tne north of England, and being committed supporters for Shakespeare in 2012, the company is currently booked for Dubai from 15th June to 21st. Then a possible extension to Abu Dhabi the following week. Press Day for the Company is 27th April 2009 at their studios in Darlington. A documentary is to go on to the website from 28th April. New members are regularly joining the company to show their support.
• Shakespeare Association of America
  Shakespeare across the Atlantic - let us all be mutually supportive and informed about each others activities and thinking.
• Shakespeare for All Ages and Stages
  Helpful for Shakespeare for children and schools. Worth taking up.
• Shakespeare on Toast
  Shakespearean actor Ben Crystal brings the language and colourful characters of the world’s greatest writer to life. In his lighthearted but highly accessible book, he opens the door to a fresh understanding of Shakespeare’s plays, helps us negotiate our way through his more challenging writing, and makes him newly accessible and relevant. As The Independent said of the book, “Having Crystal as a companion through the stickier parts of Hamlet and Macbeth is like going to the theatre with an intelligent friend.”
• Shakespeare Papers USA
  Support across the Atlantic. Robin Williams writes: "What a busy year. Although I must admit, I’ve been under the delusion for thirty years that “Next year won’t be so frantic.” Right before we left for the second Shakespeare at Sea cruise, we put the fifth issue of The Shakespeare Papers into the mail. This issue is on the correspondences, or underlying significances, of references in Macbeth." (Find out more.)
• Shakespeare Post
  "Selected items of news from around the world."
• Shakespeare Readers Society
  For anyone who likes to read Shakespeare aloud, or to listen to others
• Shakespeare Schools Festival
  The Shakespeare Schools Festival is an arts-education initiative open to students from all backgrounds. Since 2000 we've put 65,000 11-16 year olds from 3,075 secondary schools on the stage in 203 professional theatres.
• Shakespeare's Birthplace Trust
  Where William Shakespeare was born, and so much more.
• Shakespeare's Globe Theatre, London
  The Globe Theatre in London will play an important part in the Shakespeare in 2012 celebrations
• Union Theatre
  Plays - including Shakespeare