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Ticket for the 1828 Shakespeare Club dinner Club President Jeremy Irons with Club members and guests, November 2014. By permission of Richard Morris Gregory Doran and John Sergeant at the Birthday Celebrations

The oldest Shakespeare society in existence celebrates its 200th anniversary in April 2024

On Shakespeare’s Birthday in 1824 some twenty townsmen of Stratford-upon-Avon brought the Shakespearean Club of Stratford into being over dinner at the Falcon Inn.

Those early members took determined action which began the transformation of the town into a place of cultural pilgrimage making it the internationally famous tourist destination that it is today. The Club remains an independent organisation run by local people for local people, focused on Shakespeare, Stratford-upon-Avon’s local poet.

The Club celebrate its bicentenary with a series of events. See the News page for full information

Meetings are held at the Methodist Hall in Stratford-upon-Avon on the second Tuesday of the month at 7.30 pm from October to May. Everybody is welcome.

Annual subscription £20.00
Occasional visitors £5.00
No charge to students

 The best way to keep up to date with the Club’s activities is to become a member.

Alternatively, you may join the mailing list. Information can be found on the News Page.

The Shakespeare Club now has its own Facebook page. It can be found by searching for Shakespeare Club Stratford.

Quick Links

The Story of the Shakespeare Club of Stratford-upon-Avon
1824-2016
'Long life to the Club call'd Shakspearean'

By Susan Brock and Sylvia Morris
Order here.