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The First Folio, published 400 years ago today, brought together many of Shakespeare's works, and has united people for four centuries! In honour of this special day, let us know in the comments what your favourite Shakespeare play is! 📚 🎭 #YorkShakes #FirstFolio #Shakespeare

Excellent news. Well done to the local community who worked hard to express the enormous local objections to this misguided project.

Do you have a great idea for a Shakespeare show? Would you like to receive 1:1 mentoring from the #YorkShakes team? Apply for this Scratch Night, generously being delivered by our partners at the Grand Opera House! Please feel free to DM us with any questions! #YISF24

Forecast is calling for applications from #artistic practitioners and #cultural producers working in all #creative fields, anywhere in the world, for their 9th edition of Forecast #Mentorships culture360.asef.org/opportunities/… DL Feb. 26

"And when love speaks, the voice of all the gods Make heaven drowsy with the harmony.” On this ❤️ Day, we're looking back with stars in our eyes at the publishing of the York Loves Shakespeare book during #YISF 2023! 😍 - Bonus points - which play is that quote from?

We are so pleased to announce #RADAgrads David Harewood and Cynthia Erivo as the new President and Vice President of RADA. David and Cynthia succeed Kenneth Branagh who we thank for his support as RADA President since 2015. Find out more: bit.ly/3UF4Cyz

The mighty Barry Humphries would have been 90 today, which means I am obliged to post this. God bless Barry x

How far that little candle throws his beams! Would you like to meet new people, engage with fantastic international Shakespeare art & performance, and be part of a unique festival in one of the oldest cities in the UK? Get involved with #YorkShakes 2024! buff.ly/4bEugt8

A lovely read from one of our hardworking placement students York St John University yorkshakes.co.uk/2024/04/09/my-… #YorkShakes #Shakespeare #ESFN #York

#YorkShakes presents BECOMING OTHELLO: A Black Girl's Journey 24 & 25 April | one woman's powerhouse performance of a living memoir | 🎟️ buff.ly/48N3oVs Debra Ann Byrd is artist-in-residence this year, not only performing her tour-de-force original show... (1/3)

but also delivering workshops across schools in Yorkshire & giving talks to wider #York audiences. Founder & Artistic Director of Harlem Shakespeare Festival, Debra Ann Byrd is a powerful champion for black female voices in classical theatre. (2/3)

Her journey to finally playing the famous Othello will challenge and inspire audiences - don't miss your chance to see BECOMING OTHELLO! #York #Shakespeare #YISF (3/3)

There are national reviewers that have reviewed more shows in New York than York this year, that would have you believe the only theatre in Yorkshire is the Crucible and the occasional show at Leeds. This is a disrespect to Stephen Joseph Theatre Hull Truck Theatre and ahhhhh

Coming to York and York International Shakespeare Festival

Brexit is the elephant in the room parties don't want to talk about - especially Reform. Farage says we're skint but won't say what a disaster he helped cause through Brexit. We can't let him get away with it.

Remember, if you don't have a form of voter ID you have until 5pm *TODAY* to apply for one via this link, in order to vote on 4th July. Don't lose your right to vote because you don't have the right ID. Share far and wide. gov.uk/apply-for-phot…

💚 "You won't get Green unless you vote Green." Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall with a message ahead of polling day on Thursday.

To back up yesterday's arts funding tweet - "the entire UK arts spend is less than that of the city of Berlin" It's no wonder we're all burnt out.

Good to see Rishi Sunak taking the train at Northallerton today, now helicopters are out. Shame he took up an entire first class carriage, as due to a cancellation others were left standing. Compliments @lner staff for taking extra care of those inconvenienced #uktrains