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Ben Crystal @bencrystal

actor / author / producer // Associate Artist @ShakespeareNP /// ginger /// mainly over here: instagram.com/shakespeare_on…

Joined May 2009
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Howdy hey folx, Lil update: If you’d like to hear about my events, what I’m up to, or if you want to get in touch, I’m mainly over here now: instagram.com/shakespeare_on…

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Emma Green@Emma_J_Green
23 Apr 2025
Reading some #EverydayShakespeare on this #ShakespeareDay - a beautiful book by David Crystal & @bencrystal published by @ChambersWords, now out in paperback!
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ShakespearesWords.com@ShaxWordsDotCom
22 Apr 2025
Wishing one & all a Happy Shakespeare's Bard-Day! We have updated our ShakespearesWords.com with new features for 2025! Cue-scripts and more! We've also hopped over to BlueSky - please join us there! bsky.app/profile/shaxwordsdo…

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Updated edition of my Twexit 🧵 Sick of this mess? Want to leave this place but are not sure where or how? Let me share some thoughts and ideas about a Twitter exit strategy. #Twexit #Xodus 1/13
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Macmillan ELT@MacmillanELT
12 Dec 2024
The 𝗠𝗮𝗰𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿 is back! ❄️ Join us on 18th Dec for teacher training performances by @simon_gfeller, Fabiana Parano, @JeremyHarmer674 & @bencrystal. Register now ▶️ bit.ly/4eY3EE1 #TeachEnglish #AdvancingLearning #ArtinELT
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Ben Spiller - they / them@MxBenSpiller
24 Jul 2024
❄️ The Winter's Tale - coming to @AttenboroughAC and @DerbyTheatre this winter ❄️ 1623theatre.co.uk/the-winter… ❄️ #WintersTale #Shakespeare #TryItInTranslation ❄️ @1623theatre @PlayOnShakes ❄️ Alt text: snow, tower block, blue flashes, sign Sicilia Court, graffiti Truth Will Out. ❄️
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My heart is still with Romeo & Juliet c/o young Deaf, Disabled, & neurodivergent actors @graeae @ShakespeareNP @GraeaeJennyS - a brilliant, beautiful, & heart-breaking show. Radical, accessible theatre to its captivating core. Catch the show if you can @tbtlake this October!
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And - @MxBenSpiller - terrific work as #Shakespeare consultant - many salutes, chapeaus, & applause to you!
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Whee the 2025 Everyday Shakespeare Page-A-Day calendar is now available! barnesandnoble.com/w/2025-ev… #Shakespeare #merch @davcr @ChambersWords @BNBuzz

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Here’s a preview of January 1st! …from our 2025 Everyday Shakespeare Page-A-Day Calendar barnesandnoble.com/w/2025-ev… #Shakespeare #Merch @davcr @ChambersWords @BNBuzz
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Just received my copy of the 2025 Everyday-Shakespeare.com Calendar… darn it’s pretty… Available now to order from Barnes & Noble… barnesandnoble.com/w/2025-ev… #Shakespeare #Merch
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Paul_Edmondson@Paul_Edmondson
7 Oct 2024
The women workers in the playhouses of Shakespeare's time: who were they & what did they do? Come join Prof. Lucy Munroe to find out. Wed. 9th October 5.00 p.m. Free to register. @shakespearebt @ShakesInstitute @BSAShakespeare @The_Globe @KingsCollegeLon shakespeare.org.uk/visit/wha…

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Tom Wilkinson@tommywilkinson
3 Oct 2024
Replying to @zimtmaedchen @bencrystal
Came along tonight and had my mind expanded. Thank you.
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Peter Stockwell@PeterJStockwell
3 Oct 2024
Lesley Jeffries introducing the annual @Babelzine lecturer @bencrystal What a fabulous talk on Shakespeare’s original pronunciation - so entertaining you didn’t notice the thorough grounding in linguistics, theatre and ethics that was underneath. Brilliant
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Brilliant & utterly engaging - @bencrystal delivers the @Babelzine 2024 Babel Lecture at Northumbria University exploring Shakespeare in original pronunciation. Combining superb acting with deep scholarship, Ben reveals a wealth of meaning buried in Shakespeare’s language
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Babel: The Language Magazine@Babelzine
4 Oct 2024
👏 Many thanks to @bencrystal, for his excellent talk on the sounds of Shakespeare @NorthumbriaUni last night! 👀 Watch this space for news on an online video of Ben’s talk soon… 📸 Photo by @dg3design
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Rebecca Brown@rebeccaebrown
4 Oct 2024
Replying to @bencrystal
It was absolutely brilliant and you brought Shakespeare to life in a way I’ve never encountered before. My son loved it too, thank you so much.
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Very much looking forward to giving this talk on #Shakespeare’s Original Pronunciation tonight in Newcastle - free for all to watch live & online!
Babel: The Language Magazine@Babelzine
3 Oct 2024
👨‍🏫 Tonight! @bencrystal's Babel Lecture! 🎟️ Book your free seat @NorthumbriaUni… 🖥️ … or live-stream 🔗 Visit northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/n…
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Babel: The Language Magazine@Babelzine
3 Oct 2024
👨‍🏫 Tonight! @bencrystal's Babel Lecture! 🎟️ Book your free seat @NorthumbriaUni… 🖥️ … or live-stream 🔗 Visit northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/n…
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Babel: The Language Magazine@Babelzine
1 Oct 2024
👨‍🏫 The Babel Lecture with @bencrystal - 2 days to go! 🎟️ Book your free seat @NorthumbriaUni… 🖥️ … or live-stream at northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/n…
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Peege@bloodsigns
7 Sep 2024
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Babel: The Language Magazine@Babelzine
24 Aug 2024
👨‍🏫 The Babel Lecture 2024: Original Pronunciation: The Sound of Shakespeare 🗓️ Join us & @bencrystal on Thu 3 Oct @northumbriauni or online! Book free seats at northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/n… 🔗 Shakespeare in Babel: @davcr on what Shakespeare sounded like - babelzine.co.uk/wp-content/u…
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