Shakespeare for Everyone!
Past, Present and Future.
The Stratford-upon-Avon Shakespeare Club, founded in 1824, is the oldest Shakespeare society in the world. Originally founded by local people, it still aims to provide enjoyment to anyone with an interest in Shakespeare’s work, life and times, independent of other Shakespeare organisations.
Speakers at its monthly talks are specialists in their subjects, coming from a wide range of backgrounds including universities, theatres, and the media.
The Club takes part in the town’s Shakespeare Birthday Celebrations each April, and other events include occasional exhibitions, readings and luncheons.
New members and guests are always welcome.
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Stratford Heritage Exhibition 2026
The Stratford Heritage Exhibition, organised by the Stratford Society and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, is back for the summer of 2026, running Thursdays to Sundays 10.30-15.30, 18 June to 27 September, at Harvard House in the High Street. Admission is free. Building on the success of the 2025 exhibition, exciting and informative displays on the places and people of the town are featured, as well as a video showing the upstairs rooms of Harvard House itself which are not open to the public.
The aim is to work towards a heritage centre and museum for the town, and focuses mainly on places and people that are not connected to Shakespeare. Subjects covered include the Stratford to Moreton Tramway, the destruction of the first Shakespeare Memorial Theatre by fire exactly 100 years ago, stories of little-known women such as Hephzibah Harris who created extraordinary patchwork representations of the town, the Clopton War Hospital that functioned during World War 1, Stratford’s Heritage Lamp Posts, and textile designer Tibor Reich. As well as displays there are activities for children and families.
A Visual Journey Through Stratford Shakespeare Club's World
