Behind the scenes at the Library – creating The Tempest
Channel: British Library
Date: 2016-08-03

See our Exhibitions team creating The Tempest at our landmark exhibition on the performances that made an icon – Shakespeare in Ten Acts.

A shipwreck (amazingly weighing less than 50kg) is hoisted overhead and an imaginative interpretation of Ariel’s harpy costume from Act 3 Scene 3 of the play looks out over the stormy room. Specially commissioned and created by students at the London College of Fashion, the costume is made from paper and willow.

Shakespeare in Ten Acts showcases over 200 unique and rare items such as the only surviving literary manuscript in Shakespeare’s hand and the earliest printed edition of Hamlet from 1603.

Book now: http://www.bl.uk/shakespeare-exhibition 
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