Expert Comment
Is the door really open for black actors to star in Shakespeare?
For black, Asian and minority ethnic performers, landing a leading role in a classical production is still often considered newsworthy. As Black History Month begins, Dr Jami Rogers, Research Fellow in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies, investigates how diverse our two leading Shakespeare venues really are...
Warwick professor featured on BBC's 'Meet the Author'
Sarah Moss, author and Professor of English Literature and Creative Writing at the University of Warwick, has appeared on BBC television to discuss her latest novel.
Foster carers are 'poached with golden hellos'
Professor Christine Harrison from the Centre for Lifelong Learning responds to the decision by some large private foster agencies to offer cash incentives in order to recruit foster carers working for English local authorities.
Paapa Essiedu is the first black actor to play Hamlet for the RSC, Dr Jami Rogers is available to comment
Previewing on 12th March at the RSC, Paapa Essiedu is the first black actor to play Hamlet for the RSC and only the seventh BAME performer to have played Hamlet in the UK since 1930.
Harper Lee - she only managed to write one novel in her long life, but one was enough
Mark Storey, Assistant Professor of American Literature, plays tribute to Harper Lee: US author of To Kill a Mockingbird who has died today aged 89