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Lifeline target as The Farm gets overhaul

17 April 2020
Lifeline target as The Farm gets overhaul

Lifeline target as The Farm gets overhaul

17 April 2020

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…


INTERVIEW: Adrian Edmondson on how he's spending lockdown

16 April 2020
INTERVIEW: Adrian Edmondson on how he's spending lockdown

INTERVIEW: Adrian Edmondson on how he's spending lockdown

16 April 2020

“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…


Sewing army provides vital items to NHS

15 April 2020
Sewing army provides vital items to NHS

Sewing army provides vital items to NHS

15 April 2020

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,…


#ArtistsInRetreat: RSC director Phillip Breen

13 April 2020
#ArtistsInRetreat: RSC director Phillip Breen

#ArtistsInRetreat: RSC director Phillip Breen

13 April 2020

During the coronavirus lockdown Herald arts finds out how local creatives are dealing with their downtime in regular series Arts In Retreat. Here Phillip…


VIDEO: Stratford teenager's musical tribute to NHS

10 April 2020
VIDEO: Stratford teenager's musical tribute to NHS

VIDEO: Stratford teenager's musical tribute to NHS

10 April 2020

TEENAGE musician Mackenzie Lawlor performed Coldplay’s Fix You and dedicated it to NHS staff. The talented 13-year-old – a student at the Sylvia Young…


Tributes paid to former RSC manager

09 April 2020
Tributes paid to former RSC manager

Tributes paid to former RSC manager

09 April 2020

Tributes have been paid to Graham Sawyer, a much-loved former manager at the RSC, who died last week. Graham, of St Gregory’s Road, Stratford-upon-Avon,…


Don't miss pink supermoon tonight

07 April 2020
Don't miss pink supermoon tonight

Don't miss pink supermoon tonight

07 April 2020

Tonight (Tuesday) around the world we'll be able to witness the biggest and brightest supermoon of 2020, also known as a 'pink' moon. If you've got binoculars…


See Hamlet with Paul Daniels as the ghost

05 April 2020
See Hamlet with Paul Daniels as the ghost

See Hamlet with Paul Daniels as the ghost

05 April 2020

Touring theatre company Oddsocks Productions, well known for its comical outdoor productions of Shakespeare's plays and whose Stratford dates have been…


1603: Shakespeare's England and a terrible sickness

05 April 2020
1603: Shakespeare's England and a terrible sickness

1603: Shakespeare's England and a terrible sickness

05 April 2020

As the coronavirus continues to bring the world to its knees, Shakespeare Birthplace Trust researcher Holly Kelsey looks at a yet more deadly disease,…


Climate strike moves indoors

03 April 2020
Climate strike moves indoors

Climate strike moves indoors

03 April 2020

School strikes to promote the awareness of the climate catastrophe are moving indoors for the duration of the coronavirus lockdown. In a statement on…


Take a visit to the theatre!

02 April 2020
Take a visit to the theatre!

Take a visit to the theatre!

02 April 2020

Gill Sutherland catches up on some world-class stage performances. I’ve just been to Glyndbourne to see Hamlet, took a quick gander at La Traviata at…


CORONAVIRUS: Charities appeal after fundraising disaster

01 April 2020
CORONAVIRUS: Charities appeal after fundraising disaster

CORONAVIRUS: Charities appeal after fundraising disaster

01 April 2020

Charities are reaching out for extra help as coronavirus has a major impact on fundraising. The Shakespeare Hospice is appealing for donations or regular…


Join in Shakespeare virtual pub quiz tonight

01 April 2020
Join in Shakespeare virtual pub quiz tonight

Join in Shakespeare virtual pub quiz tonight

01 April 2020

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust host its first virtual pub-style quiz tonight (Wednesday) at 8pm. It will take place live on the trust’s Facebook page, with…


#ArtistsInRetreat: Playbox's Stewart McGill and Mary King on life in self-isolation

31 March 2020
#ArtistsInRetreat: Playbox's Stewart McGill and Mary King on life in self-isolation

#ArtistsInRetreat: Playbox's Stewart McGill and Mary King on life in self-isolation

31 March 2020

During the coronavirus lockdown Herald arts finds out how local creatives are dealing with their downtime in this regular #ArtistsInRetreat feature. Here…


BOREDOM BUSTER: Draw along with the Stratford Literary Festival

30 March 2020
BOREDOM BUSTER: Draw along with the Stratford Literary Festival

BOREDOM BUSTER: Draw along with the Stratford Literary Festival

30 March 2020

The literary festival may have had to take a back seat during the coronavirus crisis, but that hasn't stopped it still being a hive of creative flair. This…


VIDEO: Make a date with Adrian Edmondson to see RSC's Twelfth Night

27 March 2020
VIDEO: Make a date with Adrian Edmondson to see RSC's Twelfth Night

VIDEO: Make a date with Adrian Edmondson to see RSC's Twelfth Night

27 March 2020

To mark World Theatre Day (today, Friday), the Royal Shakespeare Company ( RSC ) is inviting people to join a live ‘watch along’ from their living rooms…


Celebrate World Theatre Day: 5 shows to watch from your sofa

27 March 2020
Celebrate World Theatre Day: 5 shows to watch from your sofa

Celebrate World Theatre Day: 5 shows to watch from your sofa

27 March 2020

Since it was initiated by the International Theatre Institute in 1961 World Theatre Day is marked around the world on 27th March every year – a global…


A sonnet a day... with Sir Patrick Stewart

26 March 2020
A sonnet a day... with Sir Patrick Stewart

A sonnet a day... with Sir Patrick Stewart

26 March 2020

Veteran Shakespeare actor Sir Patrick Stewart is reading a sonnet a day during the coronavirus lockdown and sharing the video via Twitter. On Monday he…


QUIZ: Spot the Shakespearian actor – Round Two of our cunning quiz

26 March 2020
QUIZ: Spot the Shakespearian actor – Round Two of our cunning quiz

QUIZ: Spot the Shakespearian actor – Round Two of our cunning quiz

26 March 2020

Can you go four rounds with the Bard? We’ve got four rounds of cunning questions to test your Shakespeare. Will you be ‘Marvolio’ or Bottom of the class?!?…


YES! You can buy the Herald today! Includes free copy of FOCUSLife

26 March 2020
YES! You can buy the Herald today! Includes free copy of FOCUSLife

YES! You can buy the Herald today! Includes free copy of FOCUSLife

26 March 2020

The Stratford Herald is on sale from today at the usual outlets. Alternatively you can buy a copy online. You can buy a one-off copy here or request a…


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