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Hey all,

no, we haven't forgotten about you all, but there was a ton going on for everyone so we've extended the deadline:

You can now sign up until March 9th!

We'd love to have you join our cozy little group of artists and writers and shakespeare nerds and make some cool stuff together!

‘Tis time, ‘tis time, ‘tis time… 

To open sign-ups for our very own Shakespeare Big Bang! 

We’ve been working away (through tears, given the Macbeth cinema release) and we’re finally ready to get this party started! 

Join us in playing with century old dolls characters, making new mutuals and geeking out about Shakespeare.

If you have any questions, concerns or thoughts check out the FAQ and feel free to send us an ask or DM one of the admins (see FAQ) at any point! We absolutely do not bite and we only yell when we're really excited.

We’re very much looking forward to getting to know you all, so don’t forget to join us on Discord as well! (instructions in the FAQ)

Sign-Ups are open until March 7th!

HERE’s the FAQ outlining details and explaining how it will work 

HERE’s the original announcement post in case you missed it!

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Advice from the rest of Shakespeare's plays

The Tempest: Learn magic! Control the elements! Defy conniving siblings!

Henry IV: Quash the rebellion!

Henry V: Conquer France! Get the girl!

Henry VI: Run away and hide from your problems.

A Winter's Tale: Avoid bears.

Pericles: Just wander around the Mediterranean and everything will probably turn out okay.

King John: Check to make sure what happens after you give people orders.

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Advice from Shakespeare's Comedies

A Midsummer Night's Dream: If at first you don't succeed- Blame the fairies

Twelfth Night: Disguises work.

Two Gentlemen of Verona: They do.

As You Like It: Or do they?

The Comedy of Errors: Ask questions.

Much Ado About Nothing: Or not.

Measure for Measure: Someone should probably stop Angelo.

Taming of the Shrew: And Petruchio.

Merchant of Venice: All that glisters is not gold.

All's Well That Ends Well: Just flat out manipulate people into getting what you want, because why not?

The Merry Wives of Windsor: The women are cleverer than you.

Love's Labour's Lost: And don't you just know it.

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Here we have truly ancient text post from the depths of 2016 reflecting on themes & ideas in Shakespeare

Perhaps themes & ideas you would like to explore in the Shakespeare Big Bang

Advice from Shakespearean tragedies

Titus Andronicus: Don't kill your enemy's children.

Cymbeline: Don't try to kill your own children.

King Lear: Actually, that might not be such a bad idea.

Romeo and Juliet: Cry before making important decisions.

Antony and Cleopatra: Srsly tho.

Hamlet: Just not for too long.

Richard III: Don't kill your enemies.

Macbeth: Don't kill your friends.

Richard II: Actually, sometimes killing your frenemies is the most effectual policy

Othello: Don't trust your friends.

Timon of Athens: No, no, they don't really hate you...

Troilus and Cressida: Okay, maybe they do hate you.

Coriolanus: There is nothing outside of Rome. Rome is love. Rome is life.

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Have any “production concepts”? You can bring them to the Shakespeare Big Bang! We’re not a real production company but we are a real worm, an actual worm, we live like a worm… wait, no…

Shakespeare dramatists have zero chill:

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Hamlet (2009) Much Ado About Nothing (2011) Richard II (2013) Macbeth (2024/2025)

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Sign-Ups are now open! Join us over ▶️ HERE ◀️

The Macbeth cinema release is on the horizon and we are still entirely unable to not think about this once in a lifetime production every single day… So we have decided to create an opportunity to celebrate David Tennant's Shakespearian genius, make new mutuals and friends and create amazing transformative works and art!

We're organizing a David Tennant-centric Shakespeare Big Bang!

The Basics:

sign-ups open after the Macbeth cinema release (early February)

matching artists and writers end of February

creation period in March and April

deadlines towards the beginning of May Especially the deadline at the end might be subject to change though! Don't feel discouraged from signing up if this might seem too busy for you now

Fun is Central!

no minimum length requirements

soft deadlines!

any form of media is welcome - including but not limited to: drabbles, one shots, lengthy explorations, Shakespearean language, crackfic and modern aus, digital or traditional art, collages, playlists, music, metalwork, embroidery… if you're unsure feel free to ask!

we're hosting a Discord server to connect with others, share WIPs, ask for help and cheer each other on (also on offer: regularly scheduled crying-about-Macbeth breaks)

We're excited to make some cool stuff and be nerdy about centuries old stories and incredibly talented actors with you all!

- @tinysartorius, @elsinore-and-inverness, @thedemonraym @halfaninchofwater, @ancient-lesbian and @geese-villain

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‘Tis time, ‘tis time, ‘tis time… 

To open sign-ups for our very own Shakespeare Big Bang! 

We’ve been working away (through tears, given the Macbeth cinema release) and we’re finally ready to get this party started! 

Join us in playing with century old dolls characters, making new mutuals and geeking out about Shakespeare.

If you have any questions, concerns or thoughts check out the FAQ and feel free to send us an ask or DM one of the admins (see FAQ) at any point! We absolutely do not bite and we only yell when we're really excited.

We’re very much looking forward to getting to know you all, so don’t forget to join us on Discord as well! (instructions in the FAQ)

Sign-Ups are open until March 7th!

HERE’s the FAQ outlining details and explaining how it will work 

HERE’s the original announcement post in case you missed it!

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How does this Shakespeare Big Bang work?

A Big Bang is a fandom creation event where writers and artists collaborate to create new fanworks. Classic Big Bangs often require a minimum word count of around 50.000 words for writers, with artists claiming writing projects once first drafts or outlines exist - our Big (or Mini) Bang is going to work a little bit differently.

We want to center fun, lower the barrier for participation and spark collaboration more than anything, so:

*  no minimum word count or minimum anything

*  no drafts/outlines needed for the “claiming” process

*  both artists and writers will put themselves out there (personal ad style) with as little or as many ideas or wishes as they have.

They can approach each other in the matching period. We might suggest matches and help where we can to make sure everyone ends up with a match.

We haven’t done this before and this setup is a bit experimental, but given that we’re a relatively small group of people, we trust that it will work out somehow and be fun.

Timeline

(subject to change as we go)

Sign-Ups Open:   NOW - February 22nd 

Matching Period: February 23rd - March 8th 

Creation Period:  March 8th - May 1st (not a hard deadline) + Regular Check-Ins

Posting: First week(s) of May

The Stages

SIGN-UP

Fill out the Google Form and let us know what you want to work on and how many projects you have time and capacity for as an artist and/or writer. All this information will be channeled into an overview over everyone who has signed up and made available to the other participants. It doesn’t matter if you’re an artist or a writer - matching will be possible in both directions. Maybe you have a concrete idea for a great image you want to draw and it inspires a writer who didn’t have a prompt so far?

Don’t worry about making your responses perfect - if you want to edit them at a later point, because you got a great new idea or you have less time than you originally thought, you can always message us and we’ll adjust!

MATCHING PERIOD

We make the “personal ads” of everyone available to all participants. Message each other on tumblr and see if you want to work together - as soon as a match is formed, let us know and we’ll lower your number of available matches or mark your “personal ad” as taken entirely and log your match. Congratulations! You’re welcome to start working on your projects whenever you’d like to!

Towards the end of the matching period we might start to talk to people individually, suggest matches or (with your consent) shout out your ideas and wishes to see if additional people want to get involved or existing participants want to take on another project. Maybe an unconventional artist-artist match makes two people happy? The world is (y)our oyster.

CREATION PERIOD 

Time to write, draw, paint, collage, embroider… We’ll check in with everyone frequently on Discord and Tumblr.

If you need to drop out or lower the amount of matches you’ve committed to, let us know as early as possible so we can find new matches for people or get pinch hitters involved. Or let us know that it will simply take you a bit longer. The deadlines are supposed to help all of us have something to work towards, they’re not supposed to be an obstacle or source of stress!

POSTING

The results of our hard work will be posted on ao3 and added to a Big Bang specific collection. You’re obviously welcome to post fic links and art on tumblr as well so we can share and promote each others’ work! 

We’re currently planning a posting schedule spread out over 1-3 weeks, depending on how many works we’ll end up with, but this is still subject to change.

What can I write/make art about?

Any Shakespeare play is game! Closely related stuff (like Rosencrantz & Guildenstern are Dead, Motive and the Cue) is allowed as well. It doesn’t have to be directly related to a role DT has played, but keep in mind the more obscure it gets the harder it might be to find a match! 

If you’re unsure feel free to shoot us an ask or DM one of the admins (see end of post) before signing up and if you don’t have any concrete ideas yet, don’t worry! You might just find the idea you want to work on in the “personal ads” during the matching period, or you can brainstorm from scratch with your match once you’ve found each other!

We’re also hoping to get a bit of a prompt and idea economy going on this blog… Stay tuned!

How do I get on the discord server?

Once you’ve signed up via the form, send us an ask with your discord name on tumblr or DM one of the admins (see end of post) with the same account you’ve put into the sign up sheet and we’ll send you a link! 

Please change your server specific name to your tumblr handle as soon as possible, so we can all find each other!

Who is behind this?

@tinysartorius, @elsinore-and-inverness, @thedemonraym @halfaninchofwater, @ancient-lesbian and @geese-villain at your service!!

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The Macbeth cinema release is on the horizon and we are still entirely unable to not think about this once in a lifetime production every single day… So we have decided to create an opportunity to celebrate David Tennant's Shakespearian genius, make new mutuals and friends and create amazing transformative works and art!

We're organizing a David Tennant-centric Shakespeare Big Bang!

The Basics:

sign-ups open after the Macbeth cinema release (early February)

matching artists and writers end of February

creation period in March and April

deadlines towards the beginning of May Especially the deadline at the end might be subject to change though! Don't feel discouraged from signing up if this might seem too busy for you now

Fun is Central!

no minimum length requirements

soft deadlines!

any form of media is welcome - including but not limited to: drabbles, one shots, lengthy explorations, Shakespearean language, crackfic and modern aus, digital or traditional art, collages, playlists, music, metalwork, embroidery… if you're unsure feel free to ask!

we're hosting a Discord server to connect with others, share WIPs, ask for help and cheer each other on (also on offer: regularly scheduled crying-about-Macbeth breaks)

We're excited to make some cool stuff and be nerdy about centuries old stories and incredibly talented actors with you all!

- @tinysartorius, @elsinore-and-inverness, @thedemonraym @halfaninchofwater, @ancient-lesbian and @geese-villain