Written, designed and conceived by many heads and even more hands, Shakespeare’s Diary aims to bring the Elizabethan writer to a greater number of people who can enjoy, learn from and interact with this performative diary. It could actually be perceived as another possible stage to have by the bedside. Each reader is put in the position of a player. Combining civic and literary education with fun and enjoyment, we want the plot, based on what is known about Shakespeare’s biography, to take shape not only through reading, but also through illustrations, stickers, inverted pages, fluorescent paint, labyrinths, games, optical challenges, Pokémon cards and a face, shaped by a chain and a lot of freedom.
Narrated in the first person, this fictionalized diary steals ideas, drawings and texts from multiple children’s works and many other artists, easily recognizable to the whole family. If Shakespeare stole verses from every author to amuse others, why shouldn’t we do the same to tell the life of this brilliant thief? To steal or not to steal? That’s our question.

Hugo van der Ding: Page X author
Marta Brito: emojis translator