King's hosts 10th World Shakespeare Congress

King's hosts 10th World Shakespeare Congress. Over 800 Shakespeare scholars from almost fifty countries will gather at King's College London next week as the university co-hosts the 10th World Shakespeare Congress to explore and honour the Bard's life and work. Organised by the International Shakespeare Association (ISA) the World Congress is held every five years and 2016 is the first time it will be co-hosted in two locations that were integral to both the personal and working life of William Shakespeare. Delegates will arrive in London on Thursday following the start of the Congress on Sunday in Stratford-upon-Avon. With an overarching theme of 'Creating and Recreating Shakespeare', the Congress will look at the continuing global relevance of Shakespeare's work through a varied programme of plenaries, panels, seminars and workshops. Speaking in anticipation of the Congress, Professor Gordon McMullan, Director of the London Shakespeare Centre at King's said 'This year is a special year for anyone who loves Shakespeare and at the World Shakespeare Congress we will celebrate his memory and the global cultural legacy of his works. It is fitting that this quatercentenary World Congress is based in not just one but two locations: in Shakespeare's birthplace, and final resting-place, Stratford-upon-Avon; and in the city where he made his name and where his genius flourished—London.