Video | Thursday, 9th August 2018

Manchester Metropolitan celebrate Bee in the City’s arts, music and culture week

David Shirley discusses why our bee is so important to demonstrate the cultural life in Manchester

To celebrate Bee in the City’s arts, music and culture week on 13 August, David Shirley, Director of School of Theatre talks about why Manchester Metropolitan’s Shakespeare-themed bee is so important to demonstrate the cultural life in Manchester.

He talks about Manchester’s move from an industrial based city, to a city of culture and art and discusses the many fascinating links between Shakespeare and bees.