Shakespeare in the City

Join London guide Pete Smith for a talk exploring what remnants of Shakespeare can still be found in the City.

Although we may think of Shakespeare as “the man from Stratford”, he spent most of his creative life in London, and London left its mark on him. In this talk, Pete Smith will introduce you to what traces of him can still be found in and around the City.

Pete Smith is a Cambridge English graduate with a lifelong interest in London. After a career as a university teacher specialising in nineteenth-century literature, he retrained as a London guide, and is currently a freelance lecturer and tourist guide, with his own small walking-tour company, London City Walks.

This talk will be delivered in person at Shoe Lane Library and online via Zoom. For more information and to book tickets, please click the Book Tickets button.

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