US playwright donates £1m to save home of Shakespeare’s daughter

Exclusive: Ken Ludwig gives Shakespeare Birthplace Trust largest private donation in its 177-year history

The charity that cares for historic Shakespeare sites in Stratford-upon-Avon has received an unprecedented donation of 1m from the Olivier award-winning US playwright Ken Ludwig.

The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust (SBT) can now pay for crucial conservation work on Hall's Croft, the home of Shakespeare's daughter Susanna and her physician husband, John Hall, who is believed to have advised his father-in-law on medical matters.