Shakespeare in Song: An Online Professional Development Workshop

The ESU is excited to offer this exclusive professional development session, presented live via Zoom from Shakespeare’s Globe in London. Shakespeare in Song will explore how Shakespeare used music to enhance mood, develop […]

Happy Hour: Jane Austen and You

After 250 years, why are Jane Austen’s novels still so popular?Jane Austen (1775-1817) is one of the most famous writers in English literature. Her books are read by people all […]

Happy Hour: Churchill’s D-Day

Operation Overlord was the code name for the Allied invasion of Nazi-occupied Western Europe during World War II, launched on June 6, 1944 (D-Day). It was the largest amphibious invasion […]

2026 Annual General Meeting

The English-Speaking Union welcomes its members to NYC for the 2026 ESU Annual Conference. The conference, under the theme “United by Language, Inspired by Liberty.” The conference program will include […]

Happy Hour: Elizabeth I: in Her Own Words

The New York City Branch of the English Speaking Union invites you to join us on  May 13, 2026 at 5PM EDT ESU National Board Member Mary Coleman Way in […]

The History of Shakespearean Theatre in Hawaii

Sponsored by the ESU Hawaii and Seattle Branches Did you know that Edwin Booth, brother of John Wilkes Booth (President Lincoln’s assassin), performed Shakespeare plays in the Kingdom of Hawaii in […]

Happy Hour: America: Made in Virginia

Sponsored by the ESU Richmond, VA BranchWith the Commander of the American Forces from Virginia, four of the first five Presidents from Virginia, the authors of the Declaration of Independence, […]