Casting a Web for Shakespeare

Following are links to internet sources for information on and interest in Shakespeare and his works. If you would like to suggest a link for this list, e-mail editorial@shakespeareances.com.

The Bardathon (blogs.warwick.ac.uk/pkirwan)
Run by Peter Kirwan, a tutor in Shakespeare at the University of Warwick and a reviewer for several academic journals, The Bardathon covers productions with the aim of combining immediate reactions with the detail and analysis of academic review.

BardBox: Shakespeare and online video (bardbox.wordpress.com)
BardBox is a selection of some of the best and most interesting Shakespeare-related videos on YouTube, Vimeo and other video hosting sites (as of November 2008 some 23,600 videos on YouTube had Shakespeare as a keyword). The emphasis is on originality.

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (shakespeare.mit.edu)
Leave it to the folks at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to create one of the Internet's best-presented reprints of The Bard's plays and poetry, giving you the option to read each play on one page or link to individual scenes.

Folger Digital Texts (www.folgerdigitaltexts.org)
Twelve Folger Editions of Shakespeare's most widely read and taught plays are now available thorugh this free online reseource. You can read the plays online, download PDFs, search for keywords, and navigate by act, scene, and line.

I Love Shakesepeare (blog.iloveshakespeare.com)
William S., an actor living and working in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, has created this blog on "Why I Love Shakespeare," offering his thoughts and reflections on everything Shakespeare, in turn leading to some spirited discussions.

Internet Shakespeare Editions (internetshakespeare.uvic.ca)
The Shakespeare-related resources on this site include fully annotated texts of his plays and poems, multimedia materials and records of his plays in performance, and thousands of searchable pages devoted to Shakespeare's life, times, and works.

Maryland Shakespeare (marylandshakespeare.com)
Jamie, who lives in a Washington, D.C., suburb, created this page because he needed a calender of the Shakespeare plays happening in Maryland, Virginia, and D.C., and thought others might be interested and could also share any tips about plays in the area.

No Sweat Shakespeare (www.nosweatshakespeare.com)
No Sweat Shakespeare's aim is to help students of all ages understand Shakespeare's language, from translating full Shakespeare plays and short quotes and phrases in to modern English, to providing in-depth articles on Shakespeare's life and times.

Or What You Will (orwhatyouwill.wordpress.com)
Join this "mom of two small boys" as she reads all of Shakespeare's plays, watches films based on Shakespeare's work, and attends productions—then blogs about them. "I am not an expert… just a lover of beautiful words."

PlayShakespeare.com (www.playshakespeare.com)
Calling itself "The Ultimate Free Shakespeare Source," this site not only gives you access to the works (full versions and synopsis) but also offers reviews of productions, films, and books, provides discussion forums, and sells Shakespearecentric items.

Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (www.shakespeare.org.uk)
The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust is the independent charity that cares for the world's greatest Shakespeare heritage sites, and promotes the enjoyment and understanding of Shakespeare's works, life and times all over the world.

The Shakespeare Forum (theshakespeareforum.org)
The Shakespeare Forum is a community of actors, directors, and lovers of Shakespeare dedicated to helping each other thrive while breaking the habits of isolationism which so often prevail in New York City's artistic community.

Shakespeare Online (www.shakespeare-online.com)
Amanda Mabillard launched Shakespeare Online in 1999 to provide free, original, and accurate information on Shakespeare to students, teachers, and Shakespeare enthusiasts. A great search engine lets you pinpoint words and phrases in the entire canon.

The Shakespeare Standard (theshakespearestandard.com)
With a goal of improving communications and sharing ideas among the disparate communities of Shakespeareans, this site provides news and reviews plus commentary from a variety of submitters, and a forum for anybody who wants to participate.

If you want to include a Shakespearean web site not listed here, e-mail editorial@shakespeareances.com