Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
George Dawson and the founders of Birmingham’s Shakespeare Library were Nonconformists in religion, and they are buried in Birmingham’s Nonconformist cemetery, Key Hill. But Birmingham has, throughout its history, encouraged ‘nonconformism’ in many other ways; and Dawson himself advocated and worked to achieve a rich, diverse culture which maximised such freedom. Dawson taught that the sheer diversity of Shakespeare’s characters affords an image of what a more progressive and tolerant modern world might look like. ‘Everything to Everybody’ seeks to connect Shakespeare with Birmingham’s Nonconformist history and with new forms of nonconformism and freedom of expression across the contemporary city.
Professor Ewan Fernie, ‘Everything to Everybody’ Project Director.
History West Midlands - Executive Producer - Mike Gibbs
Film Production Credit: Director Sean Griffiths - ICE Productions Ltd
In Association with: Birmingham University, Birmingham City Council
George Dawson and the founders of Birmingham’s Shakespeare Library were Nonconformists in religion, and they are buried in Birmingham’s Nonconformist cemetery, Key Hill. But Birmingham has, throughout its history, encouraged ‘nonconformism’ in many other ways; and Dawson himself advocated and worked to achieve a rich, diverse culture which maximised such freedom. Dawson taught that the sheer diversity of Shakespeare’s characters affords an image of what a more progressive and tolerant modern world might look like. ‘Everything to Everybody’ seeks to connect Shakespeare with Birmingham’s Nonconformist history and with new forms of nonconformism and freedom of expression across the contemporary city.
Professor Ewan Fernie, ‘Everything to Everybody’ Project Director.
History West Midlands - Executive Producer - Mike Gibbs
Film Production Credit: Director Sean Griffiths - ICE Productions Ltd
In Association with: Birmingham University, Birmingham City Council
