They say Shakespeare probably wrote King Lear & Macbeth in quarantine, so we started wondering, 'What would the Bard write at home today?'

Ladies and Gentlemen, we present to you: #SociallyDistancedShakespeare, a thread

Twelfth Night in Self-Isolation

'O Mistress mine where are you roaming? No, seriously, stay indoors'

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All's Well That's Handgel

'Love all, stay home with a few, do wrong to none'

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A Midsummer Skype Meet

'Love looks not with the eyes, but with good broadband connection'

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The Facemask of the Shrew

'There’s small choice in rotten apples- so PLEASE don’t panic buy'

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Romeo 6 Feet From Juliet

'Parting is such sweet sorrow... & entirely necessary, in the circumstances’

Henry VI Feet Apart

'I have heard it said, unbidden guests, are often welcomest when they are gone.' (no adaptation needed there)

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The Online Merchant of Venice

'I like not fair terms and conditions and a villain's mind.'

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Much To Zoom About Nothing

'Silence is the perfectest herald of joy. I were but little happy if I could say how to mute'

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NHS You Like It -

'All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances;
And our key workers play many parts,
Their acts being so courageous'

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Thank you to our Creative Associate @Teunkie for these #SociallyDistancedShakespeare re-imaginings

Come up with your own #QuarantinePlays & tag us below