A MAN who threatened to spit at police officers, claiming to have coronavirus, hepatitis and Aids, has been jailed for ten months. James Magee appeared…
This year’s Pragnell Shakespeare Birthday Award recipient Juliet Stevenson may not be able to be in Stratford in person, but she joined Playbox Theatre…
The RSC launched a range of home learning resources with an hour-long Live Lesson of Macbeth on YouTube on Tuesday morning. To watch the Macbeth lesson…
Playbox Theatre's innovative Chatterbox series, where actors and other creatives share their experience with a young online audience, is to host two Harry…
Even though the Shakespeare Birthday celebrations were cancelled this year, Juliet Stevenson still accepted her Pragnell Shakespeare Birthday Award win. The…
Kitten von Mew and Betsy Vintage singer Kitten Von Mew tells GILL SUTHERLAND how she and daughter Betsy are on a mission to entertain their village on…
Jackie Checketts In these difficult times when many older people are in self-isolation, Stratford-upon-Avon University of the Third Age (U3A) Honorary…
During the lockdown Herald arts finds out how local creatives are dealing with their downtime. Here Adrian Edmondson shares his thoughts. The actor played…
Dolphins have been swimming in Venice, goats have gathered in Llandudno – and now Stratford has its own wildlife in lockdown as otters arrive in the Avon.…
This year’s Pragnell Shakespeare Birthday Award recipient Juliet Stevenson may not be able to be in Stratford in person, but she joined Playbox Theatre…
A nation of volunteer sewers continues to stitch up a storm to make vital kit for medical staff as shortages become more acute throughout the UK. One…
With the theatre's closed, the Royal Shakespeare Company has turned its spotlight on its virtual audience with campaign #ShareYourShakespeare. Launched…
This morning Shakespeare Birthplace Trust host an online discussion about what makes Stratford great as the town celebrates William Shakespeare's 456th…
A nation of volunteer sewers continue to stitch up a storm to make vital kit for medical staff as shortages become more desperate throughout the UK as…
Look up to the skies this evening and you may be lucky enough to see part of the Lyrids meteor shower which occurs in April. These are bright fast meteors,…
Even though plans for Shakespeare’s Birthday activities have been cancelled, the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust…
Tributes have been paid to a hugely popular former manager at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Graham Sawyer, who died aged 76 on 31st March, was a major…
A FARM shop has overhauled the way it works to provide a lifeline to vulnerable people in the community. The Farm Stratford, which sells local artisan…
“I feel mostly serene in that there is nothing to do and nothing to be done. This serenity is often punctured by moments of blind panic.” Actor Adrian…
A VOLUNTEER army of seamstresses has mobilised to help supply NHS and care workers with vital items of kit. Personal protective equipment such as scrubs,…