Shakespeare & Beyond

See what’s playing at our Shakespeare Theater Partners around the country this January.

Learn how Edelstein adapted and directed Shakespeare’s rarely produced Henry VI, Parts I, 2, and 3, turning it into a theatrical event with a cast and crew of over a thousand and bringing their community-based work even closer to the center of the organization.

In early modern England, New Year’s Day was celebrated with a long-standing custom of giving gifts to the monarch. Each gift was carefully recorded on “gift rolls.” What were the top gifts in 1539 and 1585?

Enjoy our top five Shakespeare & Beyond blog posts from 2024. Happy reading!

Enjoy the top five Shakespeare Unlimited podcast episodes from 2024, ranked by number of listens.

Scenes of winter in the Folger collection, from snowy outdoor scenes to fashionable illustrations to mentions of winter in Shakespeare’s Sonnets.

It’s officially Christmas Carol season! See what’s playing at our Shakespeare Theater Partners around the country this December.

2024 has been a great year for new books about—and inspired by—Shakespeare. Explore our list for gift giving or adding to your own TBR list.

In an excerpt from The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV, historian Helen Castor travels back in time to the weeks just before Shakespeare’s play begins.

Erika T. Lin studies early modern holidays and her work has yielded some surprising revelations—not only about the festivities themselves, but about the relationship between holidays and what we now think of as “theater.”

We’ve got the perfect gift for everyone on your list in this guide to some of our favorites from the Folger Shop.

Read our round-up of October performances from Shakespeare theaters across the country.