The Notre Dame London Global Gateway launches its Shakespeare series with Professor Peter Holland offering the 10th Annual Notre Dame London Shakespeare Lecture in Honour of Professor Sir Stanley Wells. Celebrating the 10th anniversary year, this series will explore a variety of topics and welcome voices from around the world.

Featured Speakers:

• • Rev. James M. Lies, C.S.C., Senior Director, Academic Initiatives and Partnerships, London Global Gateway
  • Boika Sokolova, Adjunct Associate Professor, London Global Gateway
  • Peter Holland, Professor; McMeel Family Chair in Shakespeare Studies; Associate Dean for the Arts, University of Notre Dame
  • Sir Stanley Wells CBE, FRSL, Former Life Trustee (1975-2017); Former Chairman of the Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (1991-2011); Emeritus Professor of Shakespeare Studies, University of Birmingham; Honorary Emeritus Governor, Royal Shakespeare Theatre
  • Rowan Mackenzie, Artistic Director, Shakespeare UnBard
  • Florence March, Professor in Renaissance and Restoration Drama, University Paul-Valéry, Montpellier (France); Director of the Institute for Research on the Renaissance, the Neo-Classical Age, and the Enlightenment (IRCL), French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and Université Paul-Valéry; Co-Editor-in-Chief, Cahiers Élisabéthains: A Journal of English Renaissance Studies
  • Janice Valls-Russell, Principal Research Associate, France’s National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Institute for Research on the Renaissance, the Neo-Classical Age, and the Enlightenment (IRCL), Université Paul Valéry, Montpellier (France)
  • Abigail Rokison-Woodall, Lecturer in Shakespeare and Theatre, Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham
  • Scott Jackson, Mary Irene Ryan Family Executive Director, University of Notre Dame