To many people Central London might come across as having no room to be discovered; locals and visitors alike are given access to even its smallest, most hidden spaces with little secrecy and arms wide open. It comes as a surprise, then, that in the heart of a city inhabited by nearly nine-million people, and visited by at least twice as many tourists from all around the world every year, London’s ancient Guildhall still remains to be one of the capital’s most unexpected hidden treasures.

Bringing light to the Guildhall Yard, which lies upon the city’s Roman amphitheatre and holds Shakespeare’s deed and one of the world’s finest exemplars of the First Folio, Shakespeare Son et Lumiere reimagined this little historical urban gem, through a smartly crafted show of light and sound, revisiting Shakespeare’s thirty-seven plays, poems and sonnets.

Taking place on a Friday and Saturday evening, days and times that would otherwise see little activity in the area, Shakespeare Son et Lumiere lifted the spirit of its location with bright projections over the medieval Guildhall building accompanied by a colourful music score overlapping with readings of Shakespearean passages.

In the light of remembrance, a late night display of the documents that the event was sparked by, and a hint of cheesiness, brought by the Shakespeare-themed cocktails on sale at the Guildhall Gallery bar, illuminated attendants to the fact that Shakespeare’s legacy transcends his work, and four hundred years later it still leads us to unexpected destinations.