Shakespeare400 'The Complete Walk': route map and guide
As part of London's Shakespeare400 celebrations, this weekend (April 23 10am-10pm, Apr 24 10am-8pm) Bankside will be festooned with 37 screens, each showing a specially created 10-minute film about one of the Bard’s 37 plays. Dubbed ‘The Complete Walk’ there’s no obligation to see it in any particular order, but it officially starts with ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ in St Thomas’s Hospital Garden, then just head right along the Thames for, er, well, about six-and-a-half hours and boom! You’ll be able to bluff your way through any conversation about Shakespeare. Here's our handy guide to each of the plays and where you can see them.
You can also download a version of this map to your phone to use over the weekend
1. ‘The Two Gentlemen of Verona’, St Thomas' Hospital Garden
Two best buddies get up to romantic shenanigans; some cross-dressing occurs.
2. ‘Henry VI part 3’, St Thomas' Hospital Garden
England erupts into an almighty ruck as the Wars of the Roses kick off.
3. 'The Taming of the Shrew', Jubilee Gardens front path
Off to a, er, bracing start: the original wife-beating comedy.
4. ‘Henry VI part 1’, Jubilee Gardens wide path
The English whale on the French – a very popular topic.
5. ‘Titus Andronicus’, behind Hungerford Bridge
Mind-bogglingly bloody revenge tragedy that culminates in history’s most upsetting pie.
6. ‘Henry VI part 2’, after Hungerford Bridge
Scheming occurs in the court of England – another popular topic.
7. ‘Romeo & Juliet’, along Riverside, Festival Pi