In 2016, the British Council and the GREAT Britain campaign launched Shakespeare Lives to mark 400 years since the playwright’s death. As Arts Project Manager with British Council Lebanon, I led a year-long national programme of activities in collaboration with local and international partners.

Working with AUB, AUT, Al Bustan International Festival, Grand Cinemas, Cinemaiyat Festival, Masrah Al-Madina, and the UK Embassy, we brought Shakespeare to audiences across Lebanon through theatre, storytelling, music, film, lectures, and dance.

Highlights included King Lear in Arabic at AUB, a Shakespeare-themed Queen’s Birthday Party with the Embassy, concerts and workshops at Al Bustan Festival, and screenings of classics like Romeo and Juliet.