The birthplace of William Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon, England
PLAY TIME IN ENGLAND
Many people say that Shakespeare’s poems and plays are the best ever
written. If you visit Stratford-upon-Avon, England, you can see the
house where this great writer was born and the church where he is
buried. Nearby,\’ you can visit the school he went to.
Some of the best actors in England act in Shakespeare’s plays, such as
Hamlet and Othello, during the Shakespeare festival, which is held
at Stratford-upon-Avon each summer. Big audiences watch the plays in the
theater of the Shakespeare Memorial, which was built more than two
hundred years after Shakespeare died.
Years ago, the festival lasted for a week. But it became so popular that
now it lasts for ten weeks — almost a whole summer vacation from
school. Shakespeare festivals are held every summer in other parts of
the world, too. The United States has one in Ashland, Oregon, and
Shakespeare’s plays are part of the yearly Stratford Festival in
Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
Actors at the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre perform in Shakespeare’s
play, Henry VIII.
