Shakespearience

Annual Study Trip to Shakespeare's Hometown

The yearly Shakespearience study trip takes participants to Stratford-upon-Avon – home of the bard! – and London. The trip includes a course at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, interaction with people who work at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) and four theatre performances (some in Stratford, some at the Globe in London). Participants have plenty of time to explore London and Stratford on their own, not only visiting the Bard's birthplace but also following in his footsteps at Anne Hathaway's cottage or walking along the Thames. Each excursion also includes additional opportunites for exploration, depending on the exact schedule; previous iterations have included trips to Oxford, to Windsor Castle, and to Roman ruins.

A combined Proseminar / Haupt-/Masterseminar is usually offered as part of the regular teaching program for those who wish to study the texts in detail. Participation in the seminar is not compulsory for the trip. Students registered for the study trip are guaranteed a place in the seminar if they apply during the regular registration periods. Please note that, as part of that seminar, a compact session (two mornings) will precede the study trip where we will read and discuss the plays. Attendance at these reading sessions is highly recommended for all participants of the trip.

2025 | 24 – 29 March

The group will study and see performances of:

Hamlet
Cymbeline
Edward II

Registration is open from December 1 until December 15, 2024 on a first come, first serve basis.
Early registration for M.A. students who require credit points starts November 28, 2024.

Please write an e-mail to matteo.schiavone@anglistik.uni-freiburg.de to receive the registration form.
More information about the study trip, credit requirements, cost and registration can be found here.


Shakespeare's Birthplace Stratford-upon-Avon	Globe Theatre London	Royal Shakespeare Theatre Stratford-upon-Avon

Previous trips

The 2020 and '21 Shakespeariences were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2022

Richard III
Henry VIII
Much Ado About Nothing
All's Well That Ends Well

2019	2018	2017
The Taming of the Shrew As You Like It The Tempest The Merry Wives of Windsor	The Two Noble Kinsmen Romeo and Juliet Macbeth The Duchess of Malfi (Webster)	Julius Caesar Antony and Cleopatra Salome (Wilde) Vice Versa (Phil Porter)
2016	2015	2014
Hamlet Cymbeline The Taming of the Shrew A Midsummer Night's Dream	Othello The Merchant of Venice King John The Jew of Malta (Marlowe) The Famous Victories of Henry V (Anonymous)	Excursion to London to celebrate the 450^th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth
2013	2012	2011
As You Like It Titus Andronicus Hamlet All's Well That Ends Well A Mad World My Masters (Middleton)	Twelfth Night A Comedy of Errors The Tempest King John Richard III	Doctor Faustus (Marlowe; Globe) City Madam (Massinger) A Midsummer Night’s Dream Macbeth Cardenio


Windsor Castle Windsor	From the archives of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust	Globe Theatre (exterior) London