Home / What's On / Birmingham / Study Day - Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor (1597) & Othello (1603-4)Study Day - Shakespeare, The Merry Wives of Windsor (1597) & Othello (1603-4)The Birmingham & Midland Institute, BirminghamDateFriday 27 November 2026Starts10:15amEnds4pmTypeOtherWhere9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BSLast checked1 October 2026Unusually both plays focus primarily upon married couples. They illustrate how comedy and tragedy can engage with the same traits when the ‘green-eyed monster’ of jealousy causes disruption. It is resolved in Windsor but has tragic consequences in Venice.At Birmingham & Midland InstituteArts centre — 9 Margaret Street, Birmingham, B3 3BS.Birmingham & Midland Institute on FolkAirMore at Birmingham & Midland InstituteStudy Day - Mike Leigh, Abigail’s Party (1977) & Willy Russell, Educating Rita (1980) — 2 October 2026The Alliance of Literary Societies Fair — 3 October 2026Dr John Hall-Edwards, Birmingham’s Pioneering radiologist — 5 October 2026Around Birmingham & Midland InstituteGas Hall — Art gallery, 50mBirmingham Museum and Art Gallery — Museum, 70mBirmingham Museums Venue Hire — Museum, 80mListing from the original source. FolkAir links out rather than selling tickets for this event.