A Shakespearian Immersion

A round table laid in full, roses and candelabra above the glassware.

Case study

A Shakespearian Immersion

Ten tables on the life and works of William Shakespeare, the late Tudor period and its royal associations.

Client

Quintessentially

Venue

Shoreditch, east London

Scale

Ten tables, fifty guests

We were asked by Quintessentially to style ten tables themed on the life and works of William Shakespeare, the late Tudor period and its royal associations, as part of a layout for a corporate lunch for 50 guests, in Shoreditch, east London.

Three of Shakespeare’s most famous titles played a key role in both the table décor and design elements throughout dinner and the presentations, including custom made soundscapes. Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Henry V were the celebrated plays that influenced a three-course dinner.

Ten Tables, One Period

The Events Mill’s concept and inspiration for the ten tables was shaped by a multitude of cultural references to this specific period of history.

Tall candelabra lit above a dark laid table.
A carved chest dressed with candles and foliage on a themed table.

The Themes

We styled each table in a unique way making use of props, scenic décor, costume and flowers. Our table themes included: Mr. Shakespeare; The Mary Rose; A Tudor Banquet; Court Life; The Scribe; A Royal Hunt; Costume; and of course, options for the three celebrated literary works.

A bust of William Shakespeare between lit candles, roses at its foot.
A table card reading Costume beside a pillar candle, apples and gilt.
A boar's head centrepiece amid heaped fruit, the Tudor banquet table.
A chequered court table with candles and a carved chest behind.
A place setting with a red bound book and a quill laid across it.
Antlers, holly and candles massed along the centre of the hunt table.
A ship in a bottle lit on the table, the Mary Rose.
A table card set among florals and dried stems.
Tall red rose centrepieces rising above the laid tables.

Curated, Not Decorated

The overall effect was intimate, beautifully curated and carefully considered to create an authentic edge to the dining experience, and to truly immerse the guests into a feast that would be fit for any royal guest.

Florals arranged over carved stone blocks.
Florals with blue and white ceramics set into the arrangement.
Roses and a candle beside a chest of silver and coins laid on moss.
Flowers and a candle beside a named table card.
Candelabra dressed with pastel flowers above the glassware.

Ten tables, ten worlds, one afternoon. The same thinking scales to one table or to two hundred.

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The world behind these tables

A place setting with a red bound book and a quill laid across it.

Immersive Literature Worlds

Shakespeare, the Tudor court and three celebrated plays, built as ten tables you could sit at.

And then

Long tables laid beneath the trees with chandeliers hung above them.

Dinner Under The Stars, A Foraged Masterpiece

Literature taken outdoors. Mirkwood and Rivendell laid as a foraged table under chandeliers in the trees.

Shall we build you one?

A table, a season, a story you already love. Tell us the book and we will set it.

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