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Sonnetathon at the British Museum, London Sat 23rd April 2016 11:00, British Museum Bringing poetry to the heart of the Great Court, join the Sonnetathon for a continuous live reading of classic and contemporary sonnets to mark the 400th year of Shakespeare’s death. Set amongst a floral commission from F-Bombe using blossoms and blooms from across the sonnets, Sonnetathon will be staging an interactive afternoon to celebrate the country’s finest bard in a spectacular setting. Pin your favourite Shakespearean phrases to our mulberry tree, and explore jars of specimens recreating the potions used in Shakespeare’s works. Children will have their own chance to recreate Ophelia’s garland, and the café will be serving up Shakespearean treats for our delectation. There’ll be an interactive sonnet wall that will be tracking the performances throughout the day, and audiences from further afield can keep a track on the unfolding activities from the day by following the Twitter live stream and watching the live Periscope broadcast. See next page for Shakespeare in the making!

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Sonnetathon at the British Museum, London

Sat 23rd April 2016 11:00, British Museum

Bringing poetry to the heart of the Great Court, join the Sonnetathon for a continuous live

reading of classic and contemporary sonnets to mark the 400th year of Shakespeare’s death. Set amongst a floral commission from F-Bombe using blossoms and blooms from across the sonnets, Sonnetathon will be staging an interactive afternoon to celebrate the country’s finest

bard in a spectacular setting.

Pin your favourite Shakespearean phrases to our mulberry tree, and explore jars of specimens recreating the potions used in Shakespeare’s works. Children will have their own chance to

recreate Ophelia’s garland, and the café will be serving up Shakespearean treats for our delectation.

There’ll be an interactive sonnet wall that will be tracking the performances throughout the day, and audiences from further afield can keep a track on the unfolding activities from the

day by following the Twitter live stream and watching the live Periscope broadcast.

See next page for Shakespeare in the making!

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