Hello all, please take a look at the video we've made about the 400th
anniversary of Shakespeare's death and our 'Shakespeare in London'
editathon at the University of London's Senate House Library this weekend.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsI5PZkC6_k
Museum of London Archeology (MOLA) kindly showed us around the dig site of
The Curtain theatre, one of Elizabethan London's main playhouses where
Shakespeare would have performed and directed in the 1590s. Many people
don't know much about the legacy of Shakespearean performance in East
London, as Shakespeare spent the remainder of his career mostly at The Rose
and The Globe on Bankside.
We hope this is an opportunity to enlarge open access knowledge about the
latest developments in our understanding of 16th and 17th century London
and its vibrant culture. Please share our video and let people know about
this weekend's editathon!
John Lubbock
Communications Coordinator
Wikimedia UK
All,
Slightly dull email, but an important one for those of you who drop into
the office regularly.
There has been a change in the fire escape routes for the Wikimedia UK
offices.
If you’re in the basement area and the fire alarm sounds, DO NOT exit
through the courtyard. Instead, exit through the Archive Room and turn
right to access the external fire escape stairwell. Go up one flight of
stairs, open the black gate and you will exit onto ground level.
We have changed the fire escape signage to mark the new escape route - when
you're next here, if you want to be shown the new route, let us know and
we'll point it out.
All the best,
Richard Symonds
Wikimedia UK
0207 065 0992
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