Sonnet Soirée reimagines Shakespeare’s sonnets through film, performance, and visual art. Structured around ‘Sonnet Shorts’, three short films bringing Shakespeare's verse to life, the daytime open exhibition displays a curated showcase of visual works inspired by the same themes, offering a dialogue between Shakespeare’s language and contemporary expression. As evening falls, the space transforms into an intimate screening and performance event, where performers are invited to respond to Shakespeare’s sonnets as film and live presentations unfold in dialogue with one another, with a theme certainly all of us can relate to -- oh sweet, love!

Sonnet Soirée is a collaborative project directed by Izzy Fisher Turner and created in partnership with Memento Pictures and the Edinburgh University Shakespeare Society. Inspired by ‘Sonnet Shorts’, a series of three short films bringing Shakespeare’s verse to life, this night not only celebrates these films, but invites and showcases other creatives to interpret the dialogue between classical text and contemporary voice.

20/11/2025 11:00-18:00 (open exhibition), 18:00-22:00 (evening screening event)

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