CLAIRE CARTWRIGHT - Founder of FRIENDS WITH SHAKESPEARE - is an actress, writer, producer and tutor. She focused on Shakespeare during her English Literature degree at Edinburgh University and continued this focus while training as an actress at ALRA. Claire has been teaching Shakespeare to both students and adults for over 10 years.
She has played a number of Shakespeare’s leading ladies in London and around the world, including Portia (The Merchant of Venice), Lady Macbeth - twice…best not read too much into that! (Macbeth), Hermione (The Winter’s Tale), Beatrice (Much Ado About Nothing) and Peaseblossom … indisputably the leading fairy, if not the leading lady (A Midsummer Night’s Dream).
“A very enriching experience that offers something for everyone, regardless of their experience or knowledge of Shakespeare. Claire is a wonderful host who really puts you at ease as well as drawing fascinating insights from a deep pool of historical context. I loved it and wouldn’t hesitate to book again.”
“What a FABULOUS course. Claire is not only a Shakespeare wizard, but a wonderful & inspiring teacher too. Spending an evening a week in her cosy and inviting flat, reading and discussing Shakespeare, while drinking wine was a total treat. And clearly the only way to ‘do’ Shakespeare. I didn’t want the course to end.”