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The Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham
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- All-Party Parliamentary Group for ShakespeareSubject Group
To promote Shakespeare’s work in the community, including to explore the teaching and learning of Shakespeare in educational settings; to embed accessibility in Shakespeare’s works as staged, translated, adapted and performed, including BSL (British Sign Language); to explore Shakespeare’s literary, cultural and performance body of work, including translations and adaptations, as intangible world heritage.
Officered by: Manuela Perteghella (Chair & Registered Contact), James Wild (Vice Chair), Neil Coyle (Vice Chair), Baroness Bonham-Carter of Yarnbury (Vice Chair)