New direction

Users can choose how the actors should perform their roles, what period of costume to wear and even which music should support the scene. To make it possible, the British Council shot 36 versions of the scene using different set designs and actresses in the role of Titania, creating a possible 108 permutations.

‘It is vital that we find new ways to engage young people so that we can ensure that Shakespeare remains as relevant in the future as he has been for the past 400 years,’ says Rosemary Hilhorst, director of Shakespeare Lives at the British Council, which is celebrating the 400th anniversary of the playwright’s death.