Shakespeare Lives is an innovative showcase of the UK’s rich cultural heritage and contemporary UK creativity in China. Building on the momentum of the 2015 UK-China Year of Cultural Exchange, Shakespeare Lives sees a programme of events bringing cutting-edge UK culture to China.
We joined hands with JCDecaux Bus again to launch an online activity “SHAKEspeare” from 5 September to 16 October.
From 31 August to the end of 2016, a “Shakespeare Lives” culturally themed metro runs on Line 2 every day in Shanghai Metro.
Double Olivier and Tony award winner, Jonathan Price, tackles the challenging role of the moneylender Shylock in a reprise of what was his first appearance at Shakespeare’s Globe.
An interactive video platform that sees the British Council collaborate with the Old Vic Theatre. Create a scene from one of Shakespeare's most loved plays, A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
UK physical theatre company, Gecko Theatre and the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre collaborate to present the world premiere of The Dream.
The Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre premieres Henry V, the first play from the Royal Shakespeare Company’s long-term project to translate all of Shakespeare’s works into Mandarin.
The English Concert will perform a Shakespearean programme consisting of England’s best music of the time.
2016 marks the Royal Shakespeare Company’s first major tour to China, as Artistic Director Gregory Doran's acclaimed productions of Henry IV Part I & Part II and Henry V comes to Beijing.
The Guildhall School of Music and Drama, one of the world’s leading conservatoires and drama schools, present their multi-disciplinary interpretation of Shakespeare’s sonnets.
A special BFI curated programme of feature films showing how British cinema has transformed and reimagined Shakespeare’s work.
Under the collaboration between National Theatre of China and Great Britain, National Theatre Live broadcasts the best of British theatre to cinemas around the world.
The Hallé Orchestra, Britain's longest-established professional symphony orchestra, presents a series of concerts based on the music of Shakespeare.
Photographers show Shakespeare's global influence in a modern and refreshing way.
