British Council Ukraine joins the worldwide celebration of William Shakespeare on 23 April with public events.
Shakespeare Lives interactive photo event
Thousands of visitors of this year’s Arsenal Book Festival will celebrate the anniversary by putting on amazing Shakespeare-inspired masks designed by local illustrators (Pictoric), and having their photos taken by a professional photographer. These will be then shared on social media to spread the word about the global Shakespeare Lives campaign. The activity will take place in the yard of Mystetskyi Arsenal on 23 April from 13:00 to 15:00.
Ambassadors of Great Britain, the USA, Canada, India, the South African Republic and the Deputy Head of Mission of Australia join the Play Your Part campaign
The ambassadors of English-speaking countries to Ukraine (the UK, the US, Canada, India, the South African Republic and Australia) have joined the global Play Your Part campaign to demonstrate Shakespeare’s global relevance. We filmed a short video of them reciting their favourite lines from Shakespeare plays and sonnets. The video will be shared on social media under the #playyourpart hashtag. All the guests of the Arsenal Book Festival will be encouraged to join the campaign on 23 April.
Ukraine broadcasts Shakespeare Live! From the RSC
Ukraine will broadcast the very special event – Shakespeare Live! from the RSC in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre. The exceptional show hosted by David Tennant will be broadcast live at the Multiplex Sky Mall in Kyiv on 23 April at 22:15.