Troilus and Cressida

Follow Uncle Pandarus’ blog as he tells you the tale of his niece Cressida and her lover Troilus : www.unclepandarus.com

The Great Shakespearean Workout

Take part in an epic battle between the Trojans and the Greeks, as 1623 gets everyone moving in a fun aerobics class to the beat of Shakespeare's verse!

The Course of True Love

A selection of Shakespeare's greatest love scenes from plays including Romeo and Juliet, Much Ado About Nothing, Hamlet and The Taming of the Shrew.

Sinful ShaXXXpeare

A salacious journey through the seven deadly sins, featuring scenes of vice from plays including Titus Andronicus, Macbeth, The Winter's Tale and Richard III.

Stand-Up Shakespeare

A comedy show starring Shakespeare's clowns and fools, featuring scenes from plays including As You Like It, Measure for Measure and Twelfth Night.

Shakespeare for Leaders

Together, 1623 and QUAD are offering a range of unique leadership, management and staff development training that is delivered to meet the needs of your organisation.

  • Troilus and Cressida

  • The Great Shakespearean Workout

  • The Course of True Love

  • Sinful ShaXXXpeare

  • Stand-Up Shakespeare

  • Shakespeare for Leaders

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News from 1623

This is a transcript of an introduction by Ben Spiller, 1623 artistic director, to a screening of Forbidden Planet as part of iD Fest at Derby QUAD in May 2013.

Forbidden Planet - or The Tempest in Space - at iD Fest

1623 associate artist Jamie Brown looks back on an exciting day at Bosworth Field, where we joined up with the University of Leicester and Lostboys Productions to explore combat in Richard III.

Jamie's journal on Bosworth battle

1623 trainee Darius and his mum Cheryl are full of Shakespearan spirit, as Darius develops his acting skills and Cheryl writes poetry.

Mother and son are inspired by Shakespeare

The mother of one of 1623's trainees has written a sonnet in the style of Shakespeare and it's going to be read at the Stratford Poetry Festival this summer.

Cheryl Herbert's sonnet

A mother and son are taking inspiration from Shakespeare’s works to write poetry and develop acting skills, thanks to 1623 theatre company, a local grants scheme and the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.

PRESS RELEASE: All the world's a stage for Darius and Cheryl

  • Forbidden Planet - or The Tempest in Space - at iD Fest

    Sunday, 12 May 2013 17:50

  • Jamie's journal on Bosworth battle

    Monday, 25 March 2013 17:55

  • Mother and son are inspired by Shakespeare

    Thursday, 07 March 2013 10:35

  • Cheryl Herbert's sonnet

    Friday, 01 March 2013 11:49

  • PRESS RELEASE: All the world's a stage for Darius and Cheryl

    Monday, 18 February 2013 00:00

1623 on YouTube

You can see videos of our work at our YouTube channel.

Highlights include footage from the Glastonbury Festival and clips from Much Ado About Nothing, Richard III and The Tempest.

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