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The Real World of Sherlock

Event – April 28, 2016

The Real World of Sherlock
a talk by
Professor B. J. Rahn
co-sponsored by
The Adventuresses of Sherlock Holmes

Based on the new paperback edition of

The Real World of Sherlock, this lecture by Professor B.J. Rahn explores how closely (or not) Holmes' fictional world represents Victorian life. This lecture will provide a fascinating insight into crime and detection in nineteenth-century London by tracing how the work of police detectives and CSI evolved in this era. From footprint analysis and human blood testing to fingerprinting and crime-scene photography, comparing Holmes' methods with official procedures yields several surprises as does research into Sherlock's fabled drug addiction.

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Prize Draw: Win 2 tickets to our Richard III Lecture

Event – Thursday, April 14, 6:30 p.m. @The English-Speaking Union 144 East 39th Street, New York City

The King Under the Car Park:
The Search for Richard III
a talk by
Richard Buckley, OBE, PhD

To enter: Follow us on Twitter @ESUUSNational and re-tweet the competition post. The prize draw closes 04.07.2016. T&C apply.

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2016 Shakespeare Competition Results

News – March 10, 2016

With his performance of Angelo from Measure for Measure and his recitation of Shakespeare Sonnet 138, Abel Garcia, a student of Gabriel Silva at Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts in Manhattan, won the 2016 English-Speaking Union New York Shakespeare Competition.

Celebrating the Shakespeare400 legacy, the ESU New York Shakespeare Competition took place on March 10th on the stage of the Gilder Lehrman Hall at the Morgan Library & Museum, where twelve finalists from New York City area high schools (selected from among more than 70 contestants) competed. They presented selections from the Bard's works hoping to represent New York in the ESU National Shakespeare Competition on May 1-3, 2016 at Lincoln Center Theater and compete with winners of some 60 ESU competitions nationwide. Mr. Garcia received a cash prize of $200 from The Shakespeare Society and two tickets for a performance of Henry V at BAM.

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ESU Players - Dangerous Corner

News – April, 11, 2016 @ESU House

The ESU Players Present
a reading of

Monday, April 11, 2016

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Shakespeare Competition Winners

Announcement – March 11, 2016

The finals of the 2016 ESU New York Branch Shakespeare Competition were held yesterday at the The Morgan Library & Museum. Congratulations to all the students, teachers and schools who participated.

Here are the results:

1st Place: Abel Garcia (Urban Assembly School for the Performing Arts)
Prizes provided by The Brooklyn Academy of Music and The Shakespeare Society
2nd Place: Na'Shay Kelly (Bronx High School for Writing and Communication Arts)
Prizes provided by Theatre for a New Audience and The Shakespeare Society
3rd Place: Esther Ritchin (White Plains High School)
Prizes provided by Classic Stage Company and The Shakespeare Society

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Richard III Lecture

Event – April, 14, 2016 @ESUHouse

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Shakespeare Competition Finalists

Announcement – February 26, 2016

The semi-finals of the 2016 ESU New York Branch Shakespeare Competition were held this week at the New York Public Library in Bryant Park. The judges selected twelve high school students to advance to the finals (scheduled for Thursday, March 10th at The Morgan Library & Museum). For a list of this year's finalists, please click below to read the full story.

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