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Join a panel of the University of Worcester and friends' Shakespeare experts and enthusiasts making the case for their favourite Shakespeare plays. Audience members will have the chance to get involved with the opportunity to share their thoughts and pitch their own favourites. Then we'll put it to a vote and crown The Hive's favourite Shakespeare play!

Our confirmed panellists:

Ginny Lemon is a local icon, self-proclaimed "part-time drag queen" and Shakespeare enthusiast.

Dr Daniel Somerville is an artist practitioner, senior lecturer and practice researcher at the University of Worcester. His research interests are in the fields of performance, theatre, gender and opera studies.

Professor Nicoleta Cinpoes is Professor of Shakespeare Studies and International Experience Lead for the Institute of Humanities at the University of Worcester. Her recent work has focussed on European Shakespeare Festivals, especially on their role of empowering communities, facilitating mobility and engendering exchange.

Tom Mandall is the Academic Liaison Librarian in the Institute of Arts and Humanities at the University of Worcester. He has been a Shakespeare enthusiast for as long as he can remember and has degrees in English Literature, including postgraduate study at the Shakespeare Institute (University of Birmingham).