Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance

A Shakespeare network without limits, transcending borders, breaking through barriers and creating communities.

[Dr Rowan Mackenzie @rm_mackenzie]

Ben Elton has agreed to become a patron of @bard_un, oh my god!! I am
So delighted 😁 he’s supporting my work in prisons #BenElton @BordersAlliance @stafford_hmp @HMPHewell @hmpbirmingham @HMPBuckleyHall

[Dr Chris Laoutaris @DrCLaoutaris]

So looking forward to reading @stanley_wells' new book 'What Was Shakespeare Really Like?'!! I have no doubt it will be an important and timely addition to the field!! Congratulations Sir Stanley!!! 👏 👏 👏 @ShakesInstitute @ShakespeareBT @BordersAlliance @bsa

[Dr Chris Laoutaris @DrCLaoutaris]

So excited by @NaomiAllthenews's forthcoming book! I can honestly say that The Power was one of the best novels I've read to date. So looking forward to this new book!! @4thEstateBooks @WmCollinsBooks @harperco

[Dr Rowan Mackenzie @rm_mackenzie]

excited to sign off the final cover for this edited collection out next month! Bringing to life so many impactful, life changing projects Shakespeare is used as a way of engaging groups who may otherwise not have their voices heard @bard_un @BordersAlliance @berghahnbooks

[Dr Chris Laoutaris @DrCLaoutaris]

Well done to @ShakespeareAPPG and all involved - including @ShakesInstitute's Director Professor Michael Dobson - for inaugurating the first APPG for Shakespeare!! And this is the perfect year to do this, as we celebrate the 400th anniversary of the First Folio!! @BordersAlliance

[Dr Rowan Mackenzie @rm_mackenzie]

1/2 The actors I work with in prison are SO talented. One of them has done these illustrations for me this week to support some work I’m doing as a volunteer with young adults with complex neutodiversity needs @bard_un @BordersAlliance

[Dr Chris Laoutaris @DrCLaoutaris]

So looking forward to reading @drwillsharpe's fabulous 'Shakespeare & Collaborative Writing' (@OUPAcademic)!! A vital, thoroughly researched and informative guide to a still much-overlooked subject. Well done Will!!! @ShakesInstitute @EDACS_UoB @artsatbham @BordersAlliance

[Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance @BordersAlliance]

Last chance to book your free ticket

[Dr Rowan Mackenzie @rm_mackenzie]

Today is the day!! https://t.co/KmkrXK3Ib9 @bard_un @BordersAlliance @Prison_Learning @PrisonersEd

[Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance @BordersAlliance]

Book your free ticket today to hear all about Shakespeare in prisons and with other marginalised groups

[Dr Rowan Mackenzie @rm_mackenzie]

So excited that @Prison_Learning have asked me to speak about my book @Ardenpublisher @bard_un @BordersAlliance @ShakesInstitute @RSAorg @SAAupdates @artsatbham @ArtsCJS @PrisonersEd @hmpbirmingham @HMPHewell @HmpStafford book your free ticket today

[Dr Chris Laoutaris @DrCLaoutaris]

Attention all Shakespeare lovers! The incredible institution where I am blessed to work - the one, the only @ShakesInstitute - has an upcoming open afternoon. Check out the details on the thread below and come along and learn about what we offer. @BordersAlliance @EDACS_UoB

[Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance @BordersAlliance]

This will be so interesting! Book now

[Dr Chris Laoutaris @DrCLaoutaris]

Not long till @hayfestival! So looking forward to talking about my book 'Shakespeare's Book: The Intertwined Lives Behind the First Folio' on 1 June and I'll be signing books too. Book here for Hay: https://t.co/tLcT7PbAY8 - and link here for pre-orders: https://t.co/u3IZAS5fTS

[Dr Chris Laoutaris @DrCLaoutaris]

@ProfFarahKC's 'The Great White Bard' now open for pre-orders!! A must-read book!! @BordersAlliance @ShakesInstitute @SAAupdates @BSAShakespeare @RSAorg @OneworldNews

[Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance @BordersAlliance]

This book focuses on marginalised communities around the world and hopes to inspire anyone considering this type of work

[Dr Rowan Mackenzie @rm_mackenzie]

It’s official! My first monograph is published & what a delightful email from the Senior Editor @Ardenpublisher. Huge thanks to @DrCLaoutaris, @matthieuchapman & David Ruiter for their support with this. @bard_un @BordersAlliance @ShakesInstitute @artsatbham @RSAorg @SAAupdates

[Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance @BordersAlliance]

If you’ve not already done so we’d recommend pre-ordering your copy today

[Dr Chris Laoutaris @DrCLaoutaris]

It's here. It's real! After 10 years of work the book celebrating 400 years of the Shakespeare First Folio has arrived! And it's gold-embellshed!! Thanks @ArabellaPike and team @WmCollinsBooks for a beautiful book!! Pre-orders of 'Shakespeare's Book' here: https://t.co/8IfkIl7rYd

[Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance @BordersAlliance]

This monograph on Shakespeare with marginalised communities is now available

[Dr Rowan Mackenzie @rm_mackenzie]

It’s official! My first monograph is published & what a delightful email from the Senior Editor @Ardenpublisher. Huge thanks to @DrCLaoutaris, @matthieuchapman & David Ruiter for their support with this. @bard_un @BordersAlliance @ShakesInstitute @artsatbham @RSAorg @SAAupdates

[Dr Rowan Mackenzie @rm_mackenzie]

Tomorrow sees the first two performances of Emergency Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar with costumes, set, music and props all created by our talented actors. @bard_un @BordersAlliance @stafford_hmp @IanWest17 @HmppsInsights @KoestlerArts @PrisonersEd @ArtsCJS @Prison_Learning

[Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance @BordersAlliance]

This promises to be be a stunning anthology.

[Dr Chris Laoutaris @DrCLaoutaris]

Big shout out to all the contributing poets of 'Anne-thology: Poems Re-Presenting Anne Shakespeare'. Thank you for your INCREDIBLE poems which are challenging stereotypes and changing perceptions on the 400th anniversary year of Anne's death. @BordersAlliance @ShakesInstitute

[Shakespeare Beyond Borders Alliance @BordersAlliance]

Do not miss this!

[Dr Chris Laoutaris @DrCLaoutaris]

So thrilled to be speaking @oxfordlitfest on 26 March at 4pm with @ProfFarahKC and Ben Higgins. Our discussions will cover my book (on the First Folio) 'Shakespeare's Book' and Farah's book (on Shakespeare and race) 'The Great White Bard'. Book here: https://t.co/kPcqUR4Uxd