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Meet bear William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor, widely regarded as the greatest English writer and the world’s greatest dramatist.

I am gone for ever. [Exit, pursued by a bear] William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale. 

3D scene of a bear dressed as Shakespeare seated at a desk holding a feathered quill.

Cat Rabbit William ShakesBeare 2020, felt, fabric, thread, feathers, plastic. Courtesy the artist. 

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Make sure you visit Bayside Gallery to see your bear in the exhibition and enter our special Bear Hunt prize!

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