It’s (allegedly, possibly, vaguely) Shakespeare’s birthday!
I hate living through times that would make a good history play.
30 Days of Shakespeare, Day 23: Straford-upon-Avon
It’s Shakespeare’s (possible) birthday! To celebrate, let’s take these 30 Days of Shakespeare back to his hometown.
Not long after I started drawing Good Tickle Brian, Lisa Peter, then working with the education department at the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon, contacted me and asked to commission some illustrations for SBT educational handouts. This was the first big piece of external validation I received from the Shakespeare world, and the first time I thought "wow... maybe this stupid little comic I'm drawing has some value beyond just amusing myself". Today you can find my stick figures all over various SBT teaching resources. Being able to visit Stratford in 2019 and have Lisa and her colleague, the amazing Cait Fannin-Peel, show me around was a dream come true. I still remember every bit of it vividly.
Come Together (Write Now)
We interrupt your Shakespearean bingo cards to bring you a song to celebrate Shakespeare’s birthday tomorrow! (If you’re not familiar with the tune, get caught up here first.) ALL TOGETHER NOW!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
For more fun Shakespeare birthday content, check out my brand new Man From Stratford archive page!
You're the (Shakespearean) Top!
It’s Shakespeare’s (kind of) birthday again! Let’s celebrate with a rousing song ripped off from Cole Porter!
Consulting pocket dramaturg: Kate Pitt
In search of some more Shakespeare birthday cheer? Check out:
2018: Shakespeare Month
Happy birthday, big guy. Thanks for the enjoyment and the employment.
Stick Figure Iconography: Shakespeare
It’s Shakespeare’s birthday! To celebrate, here’s a look at Shakespeare’s iconography.
If that’s not enough to satiate your Shakespeare Birthday cravings, check out these other celebratory comics!
Shakespeare Month 2018
Will Will Survive
It's SHAKESPEARE'S 454th BIRTHDAY! To celebrate, here's Shakespeare singing his own personal disco anthem:
Happy birthday, Will. Keep on keepin' on.
My Plot (a Shakespearean Hamilton parody)
Dear old Shakespeare's birthday/deathday is coming up this Sunday! To celebrate, I've written him a little song.
....OK, I've stolen a song from Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton and then rewritten all the lyrics.
Happy Birthday, Shakespeare!
For other Shakespearean Hamilton parodies, check out
And for other Shakespeare birthday comics, check out
Happy Deathday, Shakespeare!
It's finally April 23rd, 2016! Or, as millions of Shakespeare geeks around the world call it, the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare's death!
Thanks a bunch, Bill. It's all been so much fun, and there's no end in sight.
For more Shakespeare 400 fun, be sure to check out my Shakespeare Play Flowchart and my Board Game of Shakespeare's Life! Also, be sure to sign up for my weekly e-mail newsletter to be notified of when posters of my flowchart will be made available.
And remember, if you're in D.C. you should come see me speak and do some live-drawing on stage at the Folger Shakespeare Library on Friday, April 29th at 6:00pm!